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Smbat I

Type Figure Region Armenia Time c. 850–914 Also known as Smbat I、Smbat the Martyr、Սմբատ Ա、斯姆巴特殉道者

Smbat I (c. 850–914), son of Ashot I, was the second king of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia, reigning c. 890–914.…

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  1. 890–902Yerazgavors · ShirakHe succeeded after the death of Ashot I and was formally crowned in 892. After contesting the throne with his uncle Abbas, he established his rule, continued Ashot's friendly policy toward Byzantium, and at the same time maintained complex diplomacy with the Arab world.
  2. 903–914Dvin · AraratRepeatedly invaded by Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj, governor of Azerbaijan, he finally surrendered after the siege of the Blue Fortress, but was tortured and executed; his head and headless body were displayed on a cross in Dvin, provoking a joint Armenian-Byzantine counterattack.

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