Thoros I was the ruler of the Armenian Cilicia or Armenia Minor between 1102 and 1129. Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Events Valencia is captured by the Almoravids. ... Events Emperor Toba of Japan begins his cloistered rule sharing power with Sutuku, ex-emperor Shirakawas son. ...

Thoros continued and extended the alliances formed by Constantine I with the new Crusader states of Syria. With the assistance of these allies, notably Tancred of the Principality of Antioch he defeated the Seljuk Turks at Marash in 1107 and the forces of the Byzantine Empire at Anarzaba in 1108. These victories led to the further expansion of the principality with the towns of Anarzaba and Sis being added and the principality extending along the Pyramus River. In 1111, he avenged the murder of King Gagik by the three "sons of Mandale" (the eldest of whom was his father-in-law). The Crusader states, c. ... Tancred (1072 - 1112) was a leader of the First Crusade, and later became regent of the Principality of Antioch and Prince of Galilee. ... The Principality of Antioch, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria, was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade. ... Events William Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... The Byzantine Empire (Native Greek names: ΡΩΜΑΝΙΑ Romania or ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ Basileia Romaion) is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ... Events May - Battle of Ucles Consecration of Chichester cathedral Saint Magnus becomes the first earl of Orkney In Pistoia, Italy, Cathedral of San Zeno burned to the ground. ... Sis (also known as Sision or Sisk?ia, later Flaviopolis or Flavias), is the city of Kozan in Adana Province in Turkey. ... Events The Synod of Rathbreasail marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan one Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II Baldwin VII becomes Count of Flanders Births Deaths March 3 - Bohemund I, prince of Antioch Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad...

Despite periodic raids from the Seljuk Turks, Thoros was able to consolidate the growth of the principality. Thoros was also a pious prince establishing churches and monasteries as the principality grew. His elder son Oshin predeceased him, and he was succeeded by his younger son Constantine on his death in 1129. Constantine II of Armenia was briefly prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling the country in 1129. ... Events Emperor Toba of Japan begins his cloistered rule sharing power with Sutuku, ex-emperor Shirakawas son. ...

External links

• Armenica.org: Complete history of Armenia, covering 800 B.C. to 2004. (English, Swedish)
• Armenian History page on Cilicia
• Armenian History page on Thorus I
• 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article on Cilicia
• Armenian History page on Cilician history
• The Barony of Cilician Armenia (Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 27)
• Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle

Constantine I of Armenia (d. ... Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Constantine II of Armenia was briefly prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling the country in 1129. ...