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Ashot I el Grande (en georgiano: აშოტ I დიდი) (?-826/830) fue un príncipe de Iberia (en la actual Georgia), fundador de la dinastía Bagrationi. Desde su base de poder en Tao-Klarjeti , luchó para ampliar los territorios controlados por su dinastía y buscó el protectorado bizantino para contrapesar el empuje árabe hasta su ...
- Siglo VIII
- Esteban III de Iberia
- აშოტ I დიდი
- Bagrat I de Iberia
Ashot was the son of the Iberian nobleman Adarnase who had founded the Bagratoni hereditary fiefdom in Tao-Klarjeti (now northeast Turkey) and bequeathed to his son extensive possessions acquired upon the extinction of his Guaramid and Chosroid cousins.
- 813–826/830
- Georgian Orthodox Church
Ashot es también llamado Ashot I Curopalates, debido al título bizantino que solía usar. Fue un protector de la cultura cristiana y un amigo de la iglesia y ha sido canonizado por la Iglesia ortodoxa georgiana. Ashot I el Grande fue un príncipe de Iberia , fundador de la dinastía Bagrationi.
- Life
- Armenian Growth Under Rule
- Religious Affairs
Early life
Ashot was born around 820 to Smbat VIII Bagratuni and his wife Hripsime. Smbat VIII was sparapet (supreme commander) and the son of Ashot Msaker, the Prince of Armenia (r. 806–826). Ashot also had a brother named Abas. The family, the Bagratunis, was one of the most powerful in the kingdom, along with the Artsruni. Both families struggled for power through warfare against Arab invaders. The kingdom was later taken over by Armenians who overthrew the Arab government. Smbat VIII was exiled to S...
Prince of princes of Armenia
During the Arab-Byzantine Wars, much of Ashot's territory was located near the main site of conflict. In 862, following the Battle of Karasounk Ashot was recognized as the prince of princes of Armenia, of Georgia and of the lands of the Caucasus by Abbasid Caliph al-Musta'in, who saw this as a measure of protection against the local autonomous emirs. This title essentially granted Ashot the status of de facto king and placed him at a similar level of power as the emirs, but did not allow Asho...
King of Armenia
Several contemporary prominent Armenians, including Grigor-Derenik Vaspurakan, insisted on Ashot's coronation. Ashot was crowned King of Armenia through the consent of Caliph al-Mu'tamid in 885 to prevent intrusion into Armenian territory by Basil I, a Byzantine emperor of Armenian origin. As a result of his coronation, Ashot restored the Armenian monarchy and became the founder of the medieval Kingdom of Armenia, also known as Bagratid Armenia, named after the contemporary rule of the Bagrat...
Ashot's restoration of the Armenian monarchy was accompanied by economic growth and a revival of the arts and religion. Several cultural buildings were restored and renovated. Under Ashot's reign, the first khachkar was created in 879 as a tribute to Ashot's wife, Katranide. Urban growth began to occurand agriculture flourished. Vineyards became a ...
Ashot supported the Armenian Apostolic Church during his reign. Ashot saw the possibility of the church merging with the Orthodox Byzantine Church, due to the Byzantine Empire's influence in the region, and feared that the Byzantine Empire would deny him his claim to the throne. In 862, when the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Photios I atte...
- Hripsime
- Smbat VIII the Confessor
- 884–890
- Smbat I the Martyr
Ashot I el Grande ( georgiano : აშოტ I დიდი ashot I didi ) (fallecido en 826/830) fue un príncipe presidente de Iberia ( Georgia moderna ), el primero de la familia Bagratid en haber alcanzado este cargo c. 813.
Ashot I el Grande ( en georgiano : აშოტ I დიდი ashot I didi ) (fallecido en 826/830) fue un príncipe presidente de Iberia ( Georgia moderna ), el primero de la familia Bagratid en haber alcanzado este cargo c. 813.
Ashot I el Grande (en georgiano: აშოტ I დიდი) (?-826/830) fue un príncipe de Iberia (Georgia moderna), fundador de la dinastía Bagrationi. Desde su base en Tao-Klarjeti, luchó para ampliar los territorios controlados por su dinastía y buscó el protectorado bizantino para contrapesar el empuje árabe hasta su asesinato c. 830.