Bagrat I.
Bagrat I. Magistros ( Georgian ქართული ; † 945 ) was from 923 to 945 Magistros and from 937 king of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartlien - Iberia .
Life
Bagrat was the third son of King Adarnase IV and the progenitor of the second line of the princes of the Upper Tao . When the Byzantine Empire restored peace on the western border after the death of the Bulgarian Tsar Simeon I (893–927), it resumed its active policy against the Islamic states in Anatolia . So we find Bagrat Magistros fighting at the side of the Protospathario Johannes Kurkuas against the Emir of Malatya (Melitene). The city fell into the hands of the Byzantines on May 19, 934, as did the important city of Karin ( Theodosiopolis). In gratitude, Bagrat received the conquered mastat .
However, in 938 Ali Saif ad-Daula , the brother of the Hamdanid sultan of Mosul , defeated Nasr ad-Daula (929-968) Johannes Kurkuas. Bagrat had to return Mastat. In return, the Hamdanids managed to extend their rule to Armenia and Iberia. An inscription in the church of Ischchani (today in Turkey ) names Bagrat "Magistros and King". He must have been titular king of Kartli-Iberia from 937 to 945 before his younger brother Sumbat I. Anthypatrikios. A no longer preserved fresco in the church showed Bagrat between his son Adarnase V and his grandson Bagrat II Magistros.
literature
- Toumanoff, C .: The Bagaratides of Iberia from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century, in Le Museon 74, 1961 pp. 5-42 and. 233-316
- Hübner, E.: The rise of the Bagratids, in Georgica 26, Jena and Tbilisi 2003, pp. 20–38
- Bogweradze, A.: Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume 2, Tiflis, 1977, p. 128
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| David II |
King of Georgia 937–945 |
Sumbat I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bagrat I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bagrat I. Magistros; ქართული (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Georgia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 945 |