with Bagrat I of Iberia, his stepbrother, against Bagrat's brother, Guaram Mampali. Together, Ashot and Bagrat defeated Guaram. In 881, Ashot formed an...

Vakhtang I of Iberia in the 5th century, and received the Byzantine protection. Being recognized as the presiding prince and curopalates of Iberia, Ashot fought...

by five children: David II of Iberia (died 937) Ashot II of Tao (died 954) Bagrat Magistros (died 945) Sumbat I of Iberia (died 958) Anonymous daughter...

suzerain. Iberia thus became a tributary state and an Arab emir was installed in Tbilisi about 653. At the beginning of the 9th century, eristavi Ashot I (813–830)...

princes of Iberia, now as kings of Iberia. Usually counted as I, but he was the second Ashot ruling in Tao, after Ashot the Great. Sometimes rendeed as Adarnase...

and bring David's brother Ashot for investiture as curopalates. David died childless, being succeeded by his brother Sumbat I. Tavadze, Leri (2012). "კურაპალატის...

legitimate leader of Iberia, though he paid tribute to the Abbasid Caliphate. Moreover, he sought a pro-Armenian policy by backing Ashot I Bagratuni against...

Meanwhile, Ashot Msaker's uncle, Vasak, established himself in the Georgian region of Iberia; Vasak's grandson Ashot I became the first ruler of Iberia from...

Sumbat of Iberia received the Byzantine dignity of Kouropalates and the duchy of Lower Tao in 954, following the death of his brother Ashot II of Tao...

Bagratid Armenia was an independent Armenian state established by Ashot I of the Bagratuni dynasty in the early 880s following nearly two centuries of...