Ashot I

King of Armenia (885-890) and founder of Bagratouni dynasty. He became Sparapet of Armenia in 855, and was proclaimed Prince of the Princes in 858. He pleaded the Caliph to release the Armenian nobles imprisoned in Bagdad. His authority in Armenia increased to the point that the Armenian grandees recognized him King of Armenia. In 885, both the Caliph and the Byzantine Emperor sent him a crown, recognizing his rule. He died in 890 and was succeeded by Sembat I.

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