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Ashot III of Armenia

901 - 977

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Ashot III (Armenian: Աշոտ Գ, romanized: Ashot G) was a king of Armenia, ruling the medieval kingdom of Bagratid Armenia from 952/53–77. Known as Ashot III the Merciful (Աշոտ Գ Ողորմած) and acknowledged by foreign rulers as the Shahanshah (king of kings) of Mets Hayk' (Greater Armenia), he moved his royal seat of residence to Ani and oversaw its development and of the kingdom as a whole. Armenia reached the height of its golden era during his reign and that of his sons and successors, Smbat II (977–89) and Gagik I (990–1020). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashot III of Armenia is the 10,381st most popular politician (down from 9,960th in 2019). (down from 2,122nd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Ashot III of Armenia ranks 10,381 out of 19,576. Before him are Henriette d'Angeville, Jesús Gil, Antonio Maura, Marcus Octavius, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and Scott Walker. After him are Flavio Cotti, Valdis Dombrovskis, Angelica Singleton Van Buren, Galindo Aznárez I, Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani, and Marcia.

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Among people born in 901, Ashot III of Armenia ranks 8. Before him are Thorkell the Tall, Helena, Indulf, Rogvolod, Dirk II, Count of Holland, and Manuel Erotikos Komnenos. After him are Ulric Manfred II of Turin, Pietro IV Candiano, Irene Lekapene, Mumadona Dias, Vitale Candiano, and Pietro III Candiano. Among people deceased in 977, Ashot III of Armenia ranks 5. Before him are Boris II of Bulgaria, Amlaíb, King of Scotland, Doubravka of Bohemia, and Daqiqi.

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