Bagratuni dynasty
The Bagratuni or Bagratid dynasty (Armenian: Բագրատունի, Armenian pronunciation: [bagɾatuni]) was an Armenian royal dynasty which ruled the medieval Kingdom of Armenia from c. 885 until 1045. Originating as vassals of the Kingdom of Armenia of antiquity, they rose to become the most prominent Armenian noble family during the period of Arab rule in Armenia, eventually establishing their own independent kingdom. Their domain included regions of Armenia such as Shirak, Bagrevand, Kogovit, Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Vanand and Taron. Many historians, such as Cyril Toumanoff, Nicholas Adontz and Ronald Suny, consider them to be the progenitors of the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty.
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Bas-relief of a leopard with a cross above it from the ruins of Ani, believed to be a symbol of the Bagratuni dynasty or of Ani. | |
| Parent house | Orontid dynasty (possibly) |
| Country | Armenia |
| Founded | c. 300 AD |
| Founder | Smbat I |
| Final ruler | Gagik II (as King of Armenia) |
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| Cadet branches | Bagrationis Rubenids (possibly) Hasan-Jalalyan (indirectly) Kiurikians |
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