Ashot IV of Armenia
Ashot IV | |
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King of Armenia | |
Reign | 1021–1039 |
Predecessor | Gagik I |
Successor | Gagik II |
Issue | Gagik II |
Dynasty | Bagratuni |
Father | Gagik I |
Mother | Katranide |
Ashot IV (Armenian: Աշոտ Դ, died c. 1040–41), surnamed Kaj, i.e. "the Brave, the Valiant", was the younger son of King Gagik I of Armenia.
Life
When his eldest brother
But later on a compromise agreement was reached between the two feuding brothers such the legal heir would reassume his power but on a much smaller territory in provinces near the capital, whereas Ashot would become king in provinces closer to Persia and Georgia. The simultaneous rule of the two brothers continued with Hovhannes-Smbat ruling (1020–1040) and that of Ashot IV (1021–1039).
However, despite the compromise agreement, the feud, sometimes military, continued between the two brothers during their concurrent reign thus greatly weakening the unity of the Bagratuni dynasty.
Their troublesome rule was followed by
His son,