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Ashot I
Ashot I (c. 820–890), a member of the Bagratuni dynasty and founding king of the Armenian Bagratid kingdom, from 862 held the title ishkhan ishkhanat…
Timeline
- c. 820–861Bagaran · ShirakSon of Smbat VIII, he carried on his father's activities in Shirak and the Araxes valley. Appointed sparapet by the caliph in 856, recognized as king of kings in 862, he gradually consolidated the Armenian nobility and opposed local Arab emirs.
- 862–890Armenian Highlands · ArmeniaRecognized as king by Caliph al-Mu'tamid in 885 and by Byzantine Leo VI in 886, formally restoring the Armenian monarchy. In his five-year reign he consolidated royal power, cultivated the church and defenses, and allied with Iberia and other Caucasian polities.
Sources
- Ashot I of Armenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashot_I_of_Armenia
- The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia — Aram Ter-Ghewondyan (1976)