Smbat VII Bagratuni

Smbat VII Bagratuni ( hy, Սմբատ Է Բագրատունի; died 25 April 775) was an

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noble of the Bagratuni (Bagratid) family. He and his brother Vasak were the sons of

Ashot III Bagratuni Ashot III Bagratuni also known as Ashot the Blind ( hy, Աշոտ Կուրացյալ) (c. 690 – 762) was a member of the Bagratuni family who was presiding prince of Armenia as '' ishkhan'' from 732 to 748. He was the nephew of Smbat VI Bagra ...

. He served as

presiding prince of Armenia Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya ( hy, Արմինիա ոստիկանություն, ''Arminia vostikanut'yun'') or the Emirate of Armenia ( ar, إمارة أرمينيا, ''imārat Arminiya''), was a political and geographic de ...

in 761–775, playing a leading role in the Armenian rebellion of 774–775 against the

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib ...

. He was killed in the

Battle of Bagrevand The Battle of Bagrevand was fought on 25 April 775, in the plains of Bagrevand, between the forces of the Armenian princes who had rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate and the caliphal army. The battle resulted in a crushing Abbasid victory, w ...

. He was the father of

Ashot Msaker Ashot IV Bagratuni ( hy, Աշոտ Դ Բագրատունի), better known as Ashot Msaker ( hy, Աշոտ Մսակեր, "Ashot the Meat Eater / the Carnivorous"), reputedly for his refusal to refrain from eating meat during Lent, was an Armenian princ ...

, who restored the family's fortunes in the early 9th century. 775 deaths 8th-century kings of Armenia 8th-century Armenian people Bagratuni dynasty Armenian rebels Monarchs killed in action Vassal rulers of the Abbasid Caliphate Princes of Armenia {{Armenia-hist-stub