Kiurike I
Appearance
Kiurike I Գուրգեն Ա | |
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Reign | Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget:979–989 |
Successor | David I Anhoghin |
Kiurike I(alternatively spelled Gorige, Korike or Gurgen;Armenian:Գուրգեն Ա Կյուրիկե) was the first king of theKingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget.He was succeeded by his sonDavid I Anhoghin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Nersessian, Sirarpie Der (1970).The Armenians.Praeger Publishers. p. 202.
The two brothers, Gurgen ( Kiurike I ) on the left and King Smbat II on the right, hold a model of the church. Smbat, as King of Ani, wears a large turban like the one worn later by Gagik I
- ^Richard G. Hovannisian(1997).The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, V. 1.New York: St. Martin's Press. pp.172.