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Kiurike I

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Kiurike I
Գուրգեն Ա
Kiurike I (left), King of Lori, and his older brother Smbat II, King of Armenia, Haghpat Monastery.[1]
ReignKingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget: 979–989
SuccessorDavid I Anhoghin

Kiurike I (alternatively spelled Gorige, Korike or Gurgen; Armenian: Գուրգեն Ա Կյուրիկե) was the first king of the Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget. He was succeeded by his son David I Anhoghin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nersessian, Sirarpie Der (1970). The Armenians. Praeger Publishers. p. 202. The two brothers , Gurgen ( Kiurike I ) on the left and King Smbat II on the right , hold a model of the church . Smbat , as King of Ani , wears a large turban like the one worn later by Gagik I
  2. ^ Richard G. Hovannisian (1997). The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, V. 1. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 172.