Ashot III Bagratuni

Ashot III Bagratuni also known as Ashot the Blind (Armenian: Աշոտ Կուրացյալ) (c. 690 – 762) was an Armenian noble and member of the Bagratuni family who was presiding prince of Armenia as ishkhan from 732 to 748.

He won the favour of the Umayyad Caliphate by defeating one of the emirs who had revolted against Damascus and attacked Armenia.

He was blinded by the rival nobles of the Mamikonian clan.

The new power of Armenia had reached such a level that the country, at short notice, could summon an army of 90,000 men, ready to be sent out to battle.

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