BAGRATUNI Smbat

Abt 0800 - 0856  (56 years)

• Name	BAGRATUNI Smbat
  Birth	Abt 0800
  Gender	Male
  Death	0856
  Notes	Smbat VIII Bagratuni or Smbat the Confessor (Armenian: Սմբատ Խոստովանող, romanized: Smbat Khostovanogh) was an Armenian noble of the Bagratid (Bagratuni) family and one of the most important princes (nakharar) of Armenia in the mid-9th century as the commander-in-chief (sparapet) of Armenia. Taken prisoner to Samarra, he was pressured to convert to Islam but refused and died there. He was the father of Ashot I of Armenia, founder of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia. Sources Middle & Far Eastern Families, Armenia, Bagratid Dynasty, Maurice G. Boddy. Our Royal Titled Noble & Commoner Ancestors, Marlyn Lewis. Ancient Ancestors, p35, Ronald Wells. Medieval Lands. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smbat_VIII_Bagratuni Wikipedia: Smbat VIII Bagratuni.}
  Person ID	I59448	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BAGRATID Ashot,   b. Abt 0765, Kingdom of Armenia d. 0826, Kingdom of Armenia (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ARMENIA Hripsime Bagratina (of,   b. Abt 0805, Armenia d. Armenia
  Children	1. ԲԱԳՐԱՏՈՒՆԻ Աշոտ,   b. Abt 0820, Armenia d. 0890, Gugark, Armenia (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026