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Ashot II of Armenia

849 - 928

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Ashot II the Iron (Armenian: Աշոտ Բ; died 929) was king of Bagratid Armenia from 914 to 929. He was the son and successor of King Smbat I. His reign was filled with rebellions by vassals and pretenders to the throne, as well as foreign invasions, which Ashot fought off successfully, for which he is remembered by the epithet Yerkat’ (Երկաթ), or the Iron. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashot II of Armenia is the 10,511th most popular politician (down from 7,985th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Armenia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Armenian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashot II of Armenia ranks 10,511 out of 19,576Before him are Sigurd Slembe, Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary, Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal, Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, and Demetrius the Fair. After him are Guillermo Rodríguez, Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Albert Apponyi, Jack Lang, Vasil Radoslavov, and Gauda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 849, Ashot II of Armenia ranks 3Before him are Alfred the Great, and Isma'il ibn Ahmad.  Among people deceased in 928, Ashot II of Armenia ranks 3Before him are Louis the Blind, and Tomislav of Croatia.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Ashot II of Armenia ranks 33 out of 163Before him are Henrikh Mkhitaryan (1989), Nikol Pashinyan (1975), Andranik Margaryan (1949), Albert Azaryan (1929), Silva Kaputikyan (1919), and Karen Demirchyan (1932). After him are Levon Aronian (1982), Avetik Isahakyan (1875), Vazgen Manukyan (1946), Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930), Mariam Aslamazian (1907), and Tigran Sargsyan (1962).

Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Ashot II of Armenia ranks 16Before him are Ashot I of Armenia (820), Tigranes III (-100), Nikol Pashinyan (1975), Andranik Margaryan (1949), Albert Azaryan (1929), and Karen Demirchyan (1932). After him are Vazgen Manukyan (1946), Tigran Sargsyan (1962), Vazgen Sargsyan (1959), Hovik Abrahamyan (1959), Ariarathes II of Cappadocia (-350), and Shavarsh Karapetyan (1953).