Bagrat I ( ka, ბაგრატ I) (died March 945) was a
Georgian
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prince of the
Bagratid dynasty of
Tao-Klarjeti Tao-Klarjeti may refer to:
*Tao-Klarjeti Tao-Klarjeti may refer to:
* Tao-Klarjeti, part of Georgian historical region of Upper Kartli
* Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti, AD 888 to 1008
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Historical regions of Ge ...
and hereditary ruler of
Upper Tao with the
Byzantine title of
magistros
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. He also held lands in
Javakheti,
Shavsheti,
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,
Artaani
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Demographics
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and
Phasiane.
[ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History'', pp. 496. ]Georgetown University Press
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Bagrat was a son of the Georgian king
Adarnase IV and acquired the duchy of Upper Tao after the death, in 941, of his relative
Gurgen II with whom the first house of Tao became extinct. Bagrat was, thus, the founder of the second house of Tao whose ascendancy would last until 1000/1001. According to the 18th-century historian
Vakhushti, Bagrat also held the Byzantine title of
curopalates, but this is not attested by earlier sources. Bagrat was survived by a son,
Adarnase. A church inscription from
Ishkhani
Ishkani or Ishkhan, ( hy, Իշխան, prince, ka, იშხანი, tr, Işhan) is a ruined Georgian Christian monastery in the territory of Turkey in the village of Arpacık, Artvin province. The name Ishkhani derives from the word “Իշխ ...
(now in
Turkey) calls Bagrat "magistros and king".
[Toumanoff, Cyril (1961), "The Bagaratides of Iberia from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century". ''Le Muséon'' 74:]
References
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Grand dukes of Tao
945 deaths
10th-century rulers in Asia
Year of birth unknown
Magistroi
Kouropalatai
Bagrationi dynasty of Tao