Abas I of Armenia Աբաս Ա | |
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King of Armenia | |
Reign | 928 – 953 |
Predecessor | Ashot II |
Successor | Ashot III |
Issue | Ashot III Mushegh I |
Dynasty | Bagratuni |
Father | Smbat I |
Abas (Armenian: Աբաս, died 953) was king of Bagratid Armenia from 928 to 953. He was a member of the Bagratid (Bagratuni) royal dynasty. He was the son of Smbat I and the brother of Ashot II the Iron, whom he succeeded. In contrast to the reign of his predecessors, Abas's reign was mostly peaceful, and he occupied himself with the reconstruction of the war-torn kingdom and the development of his capital at Kars.
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