Varaztirotz Bagratuni
Armenian governor
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Varaztirotz Bagratuni was an Armenian noble who served as governor of Armenia under Persian rule in the 7th century CE. He brought Armenia under Byzantine rule but was later exiled for plotting against the Byzantine emperor Heraclius. The Bagratuni family later rose to prominence, founding the Bagratid dynasty which ruled Armenia and Georgia from the 9th century onwards, maintaining independence from the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate. This period saw a flourishing of Armenian art and literature.12
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