Smbat VII Bagratuni ( hy, Սմբատ Է Բագրատունի; died 25 April 775) was an
Armenian
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noble of the
Bagratuni (Bagratid) family. He and his brother Vasak were the sons of
Ashot III Bagratuni. He served as
presiding prince of Armenia in 761–775, playing a leading role in the Armenian rebellion of 774–775 against the
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Mutta ...
. He was killed in the
Battle of Bagrevand. He was the father of
Ashot Msaker Ashot IV Bagratuni ( hy, Աշոտ Դ Բագրատունի), better known as Ashot Msaker ( hy, Աշոտ Մսակեր, "Ashot the Meat Eater / the Carnivorous"), reputedly for his refusal to refrain from eating meat during Lent, was an Armenian prin ...
, who restored the family's fortunes in the early 9th century.
775 deaths
8th-century kings of Armenia
8th-century Armenian people
Bagratuni dynasty
Armenian rebels
Monarchs killed in action
Vassal rulers of the Abbasid Caliphate
Princes of Armenia
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