Bagrat I of Tao

Bagrat I. Magistros (Georgian: ქართული; † 945) was 923-945 Magistros and from 937 king of the Georgian kingdom of Kartli - Iberia.

Life

Bagrat was the third son of King Adarnases IV and progenitor of the second line of the princes of Upper Tao. As the Byzantine Empire had Simeon I ( 893-927 ) restored peace on the western frontier after the death of the Bulgarian Tsar, it took its active policy towards the Islamic states in Anatolia again. Thus we find Bagrat Magistros on the side of Protospatarios John Kurkuas against the emir of Malatya ( Melitene ) fight. The city fell on May 19, 934 the Byzantines in the hands as well as the important city of Karin ( Theodosiopolis ). To thank Bagrat received the conquered Mastat.

However defeated 938 Saif ad-Daula, the brother of Hamdanidensultans of Mosul, Nasr al-Dawla ( 929-968 ) John Kurkuas. Bagrat must Mastat back issue. In turn succeeded the Hamdanids extend their dominion to Armenia and Iberia. An inscription in the church of Ischchani (now in Turkey) is called Bagrat " Magistros and King". So he must have been I. Anthypatrikios before his younger brother Sumbat 937-945 titular king of Kartli - Iberia. One no longer preserved fresco in the church showed Bagrat between his son and his grandson Adarnase V. Bagrat II Magistros.