Ashot I Bagratuni was an Armenian prince who, with Ashot II, oversaw Armenia's second golden age (862–977). He was born to Smbat the Confessor and was nicknamed 'the prince of princes'. External links Armenica. ... A golden age is a temporal term originated from early Greek and Roman poets. ... Events Rurik gained control of Novgorod. ... Events Births Deaths Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician Categories: 977 ...
His family, the Bagratunis, was one of the most powerful in the kingdom along with the Artsruni. Both families were struggling for power through warfare against Arab invaders. His crowning was consented to by Abbasidcaliph al-Mut'amid in 885, a move to prevent intrusion into the Armenian territory by Basil IByzantine emperor, an Armenian. He was succeeded by his son, Smbat I. He reigned for five years until 890 and was married to Katranide. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Abbasid provinces during the caliphate of Harun al-Rashid Abbasid (Arabic: العبّاسيّون AbbÄsÄ«yÅ«n) was the dynastic name generally given to the caliphs of Baghdad, the second of the two great Sunni dynasties of the Islamic empire, that overthrew the Umayyad caliphs. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... Events Vikings besiege Paris Stephen VI elected pope Oldest known mentioning of Baky Births Emperor Daigo of Japan Deaths Pope Adrian III April 6: Saint Methodius, bishop and Bible translator Categories: 885 ... Basil, his son Constantine, and his second wife, emperess Eudoxia Ingerina. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Smbat I was King of Armenia (890-913) of the Bagratuni dynasty, son of Ashot I and the father of Ashot II Yerkat and Abas I. His rule was a period of unending wars against the Arab conquerors and the rebellious Armenian nobles. ... Events The sovereignty of prince Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed. ...
References
Federal Research Division (2004). Armenia a Country Study, Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 1419107518.
Ghazarian, Jacob G. (2001). The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades, Routledge (UK). ISBN 0700714189.
Ashot's wall had either six or seven semi-circular towers ¹; each tower is said to have had a chapel within it.
In 1910 Marr had intended to excavate the towers of Ashot's wall at the gateway down to their foundations, but he discovered that a system of water conduits ran through a level of embanked soil that covered over the lower parts of the wall.
Marr refers to the section of Ani within Ashot's wall as "the inner city", or "the old city", and the area between Ashot's wall and the newer ramparts of Smbat as the "new city".
Toward the end of the 9th century, the Bagratid Ashot I the Great settled at Artanuji in Tao (southwestern Georgia), receiving from the Byzantine emperor the title of kuropalates ("guardian of the palace").
The Arabs' choice in 806 of Ashot Bagratuni the Carnivorous to be prince of Armenia made his family the chief power in the land.
Ashot III ("the Merciful," 952-977) transferred his capital to Ani (near modern Anipemza) and began to transform it into one of the architectural gems of the Middle Ages.
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