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of Ani from 1118 to 1124. A son and successor of Manuchihr b. Shavur, Abu'l-Aswar was accused by the contemporary

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of persecuting Christians and attempting to sell Ani to the

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emir of

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. His rule was terminated by the resurgent King

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, whom Ani surrendered without a fight in 1124. Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ended his days as a captive of the Georgians in exile in

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, while Ani was given by David IV to his general, Abulet. Abu'l-Aswar Shavur's son

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would be able to resume the Shaddadid reign in Ani in 1125.

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