Sembat I

King of Armenia (890-913) of Bagratouni dynasty, son of Ashot I and father of Ashot II Erkat. His ruling was a period of non-stop wars against the Arab conquerors and the rebelled Armenian lords. He fought with changeable success against Afshin, Caliph's representative in Atrpatakan, but was defeated by Yussouf, Afshin's brother. Some of his influential nobles like Gaguik Artsrouni and Sparabet Ashot betrayed him proclaiming them selves independent from the central power. In 913, Sembat, isolated and deprived of support, surrendered to Yussouf and was murdered.

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