List of Bagratuni rulers of Armenia
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Lords of Sper

Lords of Sper (Shirak, Ayrarat) and hereditary aspects of Armenia
Armenia
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  • Yenanos (about 30 BCE)
  • Bagarat
  • Smbat (about 220–250 CE)
  • Trdat, son (about 250-270)
  • Bagrat, son (about 270-290)
  • Smbat, son (about 290-320)
  • Bagrat, son (about 320-350)
  • Smbat, son (about 350-380)
  • Sahak, brother (about 380-386)
  • Hamazasp, son (about 386-410)
  • Dirots, son (about 410-460) Dirots Bagratuni sided with Marzpan Vasak Syuni against the Vardan Mamikonian in 451.
  • Sahak, son (about 460-483)
  • Smbat, son (about 483-510)
  • son (about 510-540)
  • son (about 540-580)
  • Smbat the Victorious, son (about 580-617, marzpan of Gurgan about 600-608, marzpan of Armenia 610-613)
  • Varaz-Tirots, son (617-628, marzpan 628-635, died 643)
  • Varaz-Sahak, nephew (628–646)
  • Smbat, son (646–672)
  • Ashot, son (672–689)
  • Smbat Byuratian, son (689–726, ishxan 691–711)
  • Ashot the Blind, son (726–748, ishxan 732–748, died 762)
  • Sahak VII Bagratuni  brother (748–771, ishxan 755–761)
  • Smbat, son of Ashot the Blind (771–775, ishxan 761–775)
  • Ashot, son of Sahak (775–782)
  • Smbat, son (782–804, ishxan 785–804)
  • Ashot Msaker
    Ashot Msaker
    Ashot Msaker was an Armenian prince from the Bagratid family. He ruled during the years of waning influence of Arab rule in Armenia.Upon his death in 826, Ashot bequeathed his land to two of his sons: the eldest, Bagarat Bagratuni received Taron and Sasun and inherited the prestigious title of...

     (Meateater), son (804–824)
  • Smbat Xostovanogh (Confessor), son (824–855)
  • Ashot I, son (855–886, in 886–890 king)

Kings of Armenia

  • Ashot I (V) the Great, 885-890
  • Smbat I
    Smbat I
    Smbat I , known as "the Martyr", was King of Armenia 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...

     (IX) the Martyr (son), 890-914
  • Ashot II
    Ashot II
    Ashot II the Iron was an Armenian King, the son of King Smbat I. His reign was filled with rebellions by pretenders to the throne, and foreign invasions, which Ashot fought off successfully. This is how he got the epithet the Iron. In 914, Ashot II visited Constantinople to get aid from Byzantine...

     (VI) the Iron (son), King of Kings, 914-928
  • Abas I
    Abas I of Armenia
    Abas I of Armenia was king of Armenia from 928 to 953. Abas was of the royal Bagratuni Dynasty. He was the son of Smbat I and the brother of Ashot "Yerkat" II. In contrast to the way his predecessors' ruled, Abas' reign was marked by years of peace, stability, and prosperity that Armenia had not...

     (brother), 928-952
  • Ashot III
    Ashot III
    Ashot III the Merciful also known as Ashot the Gracious was an Armenian king. He ruled from Armenia's capital city of Ani....

     (VII) the Merciful (son), 952-977
  • Smbat II
    Smbat II
    Smbat II King of Armenia , son of Ashot III and ruled from Ani. He fortified the city and began the construction of the Cathedral of Ani. Smbat II succeeded to Ashot III, and continued his father’s work. He ordered the construction of a wall around the city of Ani and built towers and...

     (X) the Conqueror (son), 977-989
  • Gagik I
    Gagik I of Armenia
    Gagik I was king of the Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia. He succeeded his brother Smbat II the Conqueror . Armenia reached its zenith during the reign of Gagik.-Rule:...

     (brother), 989-1020
  • Hovhannes I - Hovhannes [John]-Smbat III (XI) (son), 1020–1040
  • Ashot IV (VIII) the Valiant (brother), 1021–1039
  • Gagik II
    Gagik II
    Gagik II of Ani was the last Bagratuni King of Ani from 1042 to 1045.-Historical background:During the reign of John Smbat III, a feudal lord, David, who owned Taik during his battles against the Muslims, gained a large area which stretched all the way to Manzikert...

    (son), 1042-1045 (cedes Armenia
    Armenia
    Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

     to the Byzantine Empire
    Byzantine Empire
    The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

    ), dies c. 1079 (Murdered by Byzantine and hung on the fortress wall of Kyzistra.)

Branch in Kars

  • Mushegh (son of Abas I of Armenia
    Abas I of Armenia
    Abas I of Armenia was king of Armenia from 928 to 953. Abas was of the royal Bagratuni Dynasty. He was the son of Smbat I and the brother of Ashot "Yerkat" II. In contrast to the way his predecessors' ruled, Abas' reign was marked by years of peace, stability, and prosperity that Armenia had not...

    ), 962-984
  • Abas I (son), 984-1029
  • Gagik-Abas II (son), 1029–1064, d. 1080 [cedes Kars
    Kars
    Kars is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. The population of the city is 73,826 as of 2010.-Etymology:As Chorzene, the town appears in Roman historiography as part of ancient Armenia...

     to the Empire] He is given some land for his kingdom in northern Cilicia
    Cilicia
    In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...

     and the city of Amasya
    Amasya
    - History :Its location in this steep valley makes the city a mountain stronghold, easy to defend, and thus Amasya has had a long and prominent history.-Antiquity:...

    .

Kingdom of Lori
Kingdom of Lori
Kingdom of Lori alternatively known as the Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget or Kingdom of Albania, was an Armenian kingdom formed during the breakup of Bagratuni Armenia. The kingdom encompassed territories of modern-day Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia....

 (979–1118)

  • Kiurike I
    Kiurike I
    Kiurike I was the first king of the Kingdom of Lori. He was succeeded by his son David I Anhoghin.-References:...

    , son of Ashot III
    Ashot III
    Ashot III the Merciful also known as Ashot the Gracious was an Armenian king. He ruled from Armenia's capital city of Ani....

     (979–989)
  • David I Anhoghin
    David I Anhoghin
    David I Anhoghin succeeded his father to the throne of the Kingdom of Lori. His nickname Anhoghin refers to a temporary loss of his lands he suffered after a defeat at the hands of the king of Ani.-References:...

     (Landless), son (989–1048)
  • Kiurike II
    Kiurike II
    Kiurike II was the third king of the Kingdom of Lori. He was succeeded by his son David II.-References:...

    , son (1048–1089)
  • David II
    David II of Lori
    David II succeeded his father to the throne of the Kingdom of Lori. He ruled with his brother Abbas I. Faced with expansion of Seljuq Turks and Bagratid Georgians, he transferred his capital to Matsnaberd in 1111, where he ruled till 1118....

    , son (1089–1118)


The line basically came to an end in 1118 with the Seljuq
Great Seljuq Empire
The Great Seljuq Empire was a medieval Persianate, Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks. The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf...

 occupation. However, they survived to a lesser significance to a far later date.

Branch in Taron

  • Bagrat Ishxanats-ishxan, son of Ashot Msaker
    Ashot Msaker
    Ashot Msaker was an Armenian prince from the Bagratid family. He ruled during the years of waning influence of Arab rule in Armenia.Upon his death in 826, Ashot bequeathed his land to two of his sons: the eldest, Bagarat Bagratuni received Taron and Sasun and inherited the prestigious title of...

    (824–852)
  • Ashot, son (858–878)
  • Davit Arkayik (Little King), brother (878–895, co-ruler since 858)
  • Gurgen, son (895)

901 Sajid occupation
  • Grigor Tornik, grandson of Bagrat Ishxanats-ishxan (898–923)
  • Bagrat Pancratius, son (923–935)
  • Ashot II, brother (about 935–965)
  • Grigor, son (about 965–968)
  • Bagrat, brother (co-ruler about 965–968)

968 to Byzantium
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