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7-412: His enthronement in 1020 was strongly opposed by his younger brother Ashot, who one year later in 1021 rebelled against him, driving his forces to Ani the capital, surrounding and conquering the city and dethroning his brother Hovhannes-Smbat III in 1021 and usurping power from him. But following a compromise agreement between the two feuding brothers, he agreed to withdraw his rebel forces from Ani and let

14-419: A much smaller territory in provinces near the capital, whereas Ashot would become king in provinces closer to Persia and Georgia. The simultaneous rule of the two brothers continued with Hovhannes-Smbat ruling (1020–1040) and that of Ashot IV (1021–1039). However, despite the compromise agreement, the feud, sometimes military, continued between the two brothers during their concurrent reign thus greatly weakening

21-507: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ashot IV Ashot IV ( Armenian : Աշոտ Դ , romanized :  Ashot D , died c. 1040–41), surnamed Kaj ( Armenian : Աշոտ Քաջ ), i.e. "the Brave, the Valiant", was the younger son of King Gagik I of Armenia . When his eldest brother Hovhannes-Smbat (known also as Smbat III) was enthroned as King of Armenia as the legal heir of

28-544: The Bagratuni dynasty as King of Armenia (King of Ani), Ashot was greatly displeased as he had aspirations to the throne. So he organized a military campaign through his supporters besieging and later conquering the Armenian capital Ani, usurping the power and dethroning the king Hovhannes-Smbat in 1021. But later on a compromise agreement was reached between the two feuding brothers such the legal heir would reassume his power but on

35-492: The legal heir Hovhannes-Smbat III to return to power continuing as Hovhannes-Smbat III of Ani on limited areas around the capital, whereas Ashot (known as Ashot IV ) would be enthroned a concurrent king and rule in further Armenian provinces closer to Persia and Georgia. Despite the agreed compromise, conflicts, sometimes military, continued between the two brother kings thus greatly weakening the Armenian Bagratid kingdom. In

42-475: The unity of the Bagratuni dynasty . Their troublesome rule was followed by Gagik II , the last king of the dynasty from 1042 to 1045 when the dynasty finally collapsed. Ashot IV may actually be Ashot VIII lineage, but was the fourth Ashot to hold the Armenian throne, the previous king Ashots being Ashot I of Armenia , (known as Ashot the Carnivorous) who ruled 884–890, Ashot II (known as Ashot Yerkat' (Ashot

49-577: The winter of 1021/2 Hovhannes-Smbat was compelled to make the Byzantine emperor Basil II his heir, an arrangement imposed on him on account of the Armenian support to King George I of Georgia in the Georgian-Byzantine war. Hovhannes-Smbat's heritage eventually passed to the Byzantine Empire in 1042, long after Basil had died. This biography of an Armenian ruler or member of a royal family

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