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The Battle of Sevan: Armenia's King Ashot II and the Arab Siege
In the early 10th century, Armenia's Bagratid kingdom faced its gravest threat: an Arab invasion led by the Sajid emir Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj. King Ashot II, called Yerkat (the Iron), retreated to the island fortress of Sevan in Lake Sevan. There, with a small band of loyal nakharars, he mounted a desperate defense against a far larger Arab fleet. This episode dives into the Battle of Sevan (924 AD), a turning point where Armenian resilience and ingenuity—using fishing boats as warships—repelled the emirate and secured Bagratid independence. We explore Ashot II's iron will, the…
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