Oshin of Korikos (or Corycos) (died 1329) served as regent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1320 to 1329. He was the son of the historian Hayton of Korikos."Le Royaume Armenien de Cilicie", Claude Mutafian, p.80 He became regent for Leo IV on the death of King Oshin in 1320, whom he was rumoured to have poisoned. Oshin was also probably responsible for the deaths of King Oshin's sister

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and two of her sons, in order to remove rival claimants. Oshin married twice: *First, Margaret d'Ibelin, who bore him one daughter, Alice, who married King

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. *Second, King Oshin's widow, Jeanne of Anjou. Oshin of Korikos and Jeanne had a daughter,

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, who consecutively married two Armenian Kings of Cilicia,

Constantine V Constantine V ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantīnos; la, Constantinus; July 718 – 14 September 775), was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats. As an able ...

and

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. Oshin and his daughter Alice (Leo's wife) were assassinated in 1329 at the behest of Leo IV.

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*"Le Royaume Armenien de Cilicie", Claude Mutafian, Editions CNRS, Paris, People of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Regents 1329 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century Armenian people Hethumid dynasty {{Armenia-royal-stub