Ashot III of Armenia
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Smbat VI Bagratuni
Smbat VI Bagratuni was a member of the Bagratuni family who was presiding prince of Armenia from 691 to 711. During his reign, he frequently shifted alliances between the Byzantines, who gave him the title of kouropalates, and the Umayyads. He was the son of Varaz-Tirots III Bagratuni, and the...
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He won the favour of the caliphate
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by defeating one of the emir
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s who had revolted against Baghdad
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and attacked Armenia
Armenia
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, of the Bagratuni dynasty was a presiding prince of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
for the Caliph
Caliph
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from 732 to 748. His ascension signaled the coming to power of the Bagratids. He was blinded by the rival noble
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s of the Mamikonian
Mamikonian
Mamikonian, Mamikoneans, or Mamigonian was a noble family which dominated Armenian politics between the 4th and 8th century. They ruled the Armenian regions of Taron, Sasun, Bagrevand and others...
clan. The new power of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
had reached such a level that the country, at short notice, could summon an army of 90,000 men, ready to be sent out to battle.
He had two sons, Smbat VII Bagratuni and Vasak Bagratuni.