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
Bagratunis symbol
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.
Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya or the Emirate of Armenia, was a political and geographic designation given by the Muslim Arabs to the lands of Greater Armenia, Caucasian Iberia, an
Bagratid Armenia
…Gagik II Historical era Middle Ages • Established 880s • Disestablished 1045 Currency Byzantine Hyperpyron Abbasid Dinar Preceded by Succeeded by Arminiya Kaysites Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Syunik Kingdom of Artsakh Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Bagratid Armenia was an independent…
Dirham of the Abbasid Caliphate, minted in Arminiya province