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The Bagratuni Dynasty: Armenia's Golden Age of Kings
When the Abbasid Caliphate was fragmenting and Byzantium was looking east, a princely family from the heart of Armenia seized the moment. The Bagratunis — Ashot I, Smbat I, Gagik I — not only restored the Armenian monarchy in 885 AD after nearly four centuries of foreign rule, but built a cultural and architectural renaissance that still defines Armenia's identity. This episode explores how the Bagratunis rose from nakharars under the Umayyads and Abbasids to become kings of kings, balancing tribute to Baghdad and Constantinople while fostering trade along the Silk Road. We walk through…
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