Abas was king of Bagratid Armenia from 929 to 953. He was a member of the Bagratid royal dynasty. He was the son of Smbat I and the brother of Ashot II of Armenia, whom he succeeded. In contrast to th
The Cathedral of Kars (now a mosque), built during Abas's reign.
Bagratid Armenia was an independent Armenian state established by Ashot I of the Bagratuni dynasty in the early 880s following nearly two centuries of foreign domination of Greater Armenia under Arab
Abas I of Armenia
…Abas (Armenian: Աբաս Ա, romanized: Abas A) was king of Bagratid Armenia from 929 to 953. He was a member of the Bagratid (Bagratuni) royal dynasty. He was the son of Smbat I and the brother of Ashot II of Armenia, whom he…
Relief carvings of Smbat and Gurgen Bagratuni at Sanahin
A statue of King Gagik I that originally had him holding a model of the Church of St. Gregory.
Royal enthronement scene from the frontispiece of a gospel commissioned by Gagik-Abas, ruler of Kars circa 1050.