Taron (historic Armenia)
Taron (
Latin: Taraunitis) was a canton of the Turuberan province of Greater Armenia, roughly corresponding to the Muş Province of modern Turkey.[1]
Early Middle Ages
The main source on the principality's history during the
Saint Karapet Monastery (Glakavank) as well as all the churches and Christians in the district. Much of the narration describes battles fought and the cunning tactics used by the Taronites to defeat the invading Iranians.[2]
Later history
With the death of
Bagratuni
family. His successors ruled Taron until 967:
- Ashot I Msaker(died 826), ca. 813–826, presiding prince of Armenia (as Ashot IV) from 806
- Bagrat I (died after 851), 826–851, presiding prince of Armenia (as Bagrat II) after 830
- Ashot II (ca. 835 – 878), after 851–878
- David (ca. 840 – 895), 878–895 (brother of Ashot II)
- Gurgen (murdered 895/6), 895/6 (son of Ashot II)
- Taron seized by Ahmad ibn Isa al-Shaybani, 895/6–898
- Grigor I (died 923/36), 898–923/936 (cousin of Gurgen)
- Bagrat II (died before 940) and Ashot III (died 967), 898–967
Upon the death of Ashot III in 967, his two sons, Grigor II (
Seljuk Turks in 1071, an independent Armenian lord named Tornik seized power in Taron, with Muş as his capital. Tornik established a principality which held out as ruler of Taron until overrun by the Turks in 1189/90.[4]
References
- ^ The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the Sixth to the Eighteenth Century By Agop Jack Hacikyan - Page 478
- ^ John Mamikonean's - History of Taron
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- ^ ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
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