Ashot-Sahak Artsruni (died 991) was the fourth
King of Vaspurakan, from the
Artsruni
The Artsruni ( hy, Արծրունի; also transliterated as Ardzruni) were an ancient noble (princely) family of Armenia.
Background and history
The Artsruni's claimed descent from Sennacherib, King of Assyria (705 BC–681 BC). Although ...
dynasty. On the death of his father
Abusahl-Hamazasp in 968/969, the kingdom was divided among his three sons, and Ashot, as the eldest, retained the royal title and the suzerainty over his younger brothers. On his death he was succeeded as king by his brother
Gurgen-Khachik, who bypassed the rights of Ashot's sons.
991 deaths
10th-century monarchs of Vaspurakan
Artsruni dynasty
Year of birth unknown
10th-century Armenian people
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