Ashot the Immature
| Ashot I აშოტ I | |
|---|---|
Bagrationi | |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Ashot I also known as Ashot Kukhi (
, "duke of dukes". He was nicknamed kukhi, meaning "the Immature".Ashot was the younger son of Gurgen I of Tao. After the death of his elder brother Adarnase in 896, he probably stepped in and co-reigned with his nephew David who was still underage at that time. When David died in 908, Ashot became a sole ruler which he remained until his own death in 918.[1]
The Georgian chronicles
Stepane Mtbevari from whom Ashot commissioned the hagiographic novel Martyrdom of Mikel-Gobron. A statue purportedly showing Ashot Kukhi which was removed from Tbeti towards the end of World War I is now on display at the Art Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi.[2]
References
- ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, pp. 493-6. Georgetown University Press.
- ISBN 0-271-01628-0.