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Armenian Kingdom of Ani

Type Event Region Armenia Time 1031–1040

The Kingdom of Ani, a Bagratuni remnant in central Armenia centered on its capital Ani, still flourished as the 'City of a Thousand Churches' in the …

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  1. 1031–1037Ani · ArmeniaDuring Hovhannes-Smbat's reign Ani maintained commercial and religious prosperity, with repairs to the cathedral and city walls continuing, while the kingdom preserved limited autonomy between Byzantine and Islamic powers.
  2. 1039–1040Ani · ArmeniaHovhannes-Smbat was aged and without a legitimate heir, and nobles vied over the succession; Byzantium and neighboring powers watched Ani's fate closely, and the kingdom's independence was already precarious on the eve of the king's death in 1040.

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