History of Armenia by Hovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i

History of Armenia by Hovhannēs Drasxanakertc

Subsequently, Nasr also summoned Sahak, the lord of Siwnik' in a sympathetic spirit of friendship. For he expected and waited also for his brother Sahak to come to him with the same purpose, so that he might rob both of them who had been deceived. For the time being, Nasr cunningly opened the gate of pity before him, and laconically promised to grant him his inheritance. He entertained in his mind foolish dreams, thinking that he might be able, by making a covenant with death, to acquire his paternal inheritance, of which he considered himself deprived because it was ruled by his brother Sahak. Shortly after this, Babgen, the younger brother of Smbat the prince of Sisakan, confronted him. But Nasr, who was flatteringly nicknamed Subuki, and who had been sent to Armenia by Yusuf as ostikan, marched forth and reached the city of Naxjawan, where he remained for a number of days, as his wife was there, and he succumbed to the delights of pagan customs.Ģ. Yovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i's History of ArmeniaĬontinued from Previous Page LXV The Princes of Sisakan are Brought into Danger, and Katholikos Yovhannes Is Distressed1. John Kat'oghikos, History of Armenia, Yovhannes Drasxanakertc'i, History, Historical, Armenia, Armenian, Medieval, Bagratid, Bagratuni, Artsruni, Arcruni, Arcrunid, Gnt'uni, Gnuni, feudalism, Caliphate, kingdoms, Siwnik', Iberia, Iberian, Georgia, Georgian, Caucasus, Caucasian, Byzantium, Byzantine, Empire, Iran, Iranian, Persia, Persian, Aghuan, Aghuania, Albania, Atrpatakan, pre-Turkic Azerbaijan, Arab, Arabian, Drasxanakerttsi, Draskhanakerttsi, Draskhanakertts'i, Drasxanakertts'i, katholikos, catholicos, Church

History of Armenia by Hovhannēs Drasxanakertc'i