Smbat Ablabas Bagratuni
Armenian governor
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Smbat Ablabas Bagratuni was an Armenian governor and a member of the influential Bagratuni family. He remained loyal to the caliph al-Mutawakkil during a period of rebellion among Armenian nobles. Despite his loyalty, Smbat was captured and sent to Sāmarra in 855 along with other captive nobles. His son, Ashot I the Great, later became the first king of Armenia, establishing a new era of independence and cultural flourishing for the Armenian people.12
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