Ashot I of Iberia
Monarch
– 0826
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Who was Ashot I of Iberia?
Ashot I the Great was a presiding prince of Iberia, first of the Bagratid family to have attained to this office c. 813. From his base in Tao-Klarjeti, he fought to enlarge the Bagratid territories and sought the Byzantine protectorate against the Arab encroachment until being murdered c. 830. Ashot is also known as Ashot I Curopalates for the Byzantine title he wore. A patron of Christian culture and a friend of the church, he has been canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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- Georgian Orthodox Church
- Died
- Jan 29, 0826
Nigali valley
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on July 23, 2013
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