Gagikh II

Gagikh II or Gagikh I (d. 770) - was the Mihranid king of Caucasian Albania from 740 to 770 and the son of the previous ruler Narseh.[1] A number of historians do not consider Gagik I as an equal ruler of his brother Vardan II, therefore they consider Gagik II as Gagik I.

Gagikh II
King of Caucasian Albania
Reign740 — 770
PredecessorNarseh
SuccessorStephanos I
IssueStephanos I
Dynasty Mihranids
FatherNarseh
ReligionChurch of Caucasian Albania

After the death of his father in 740, he inherited the possessions in Gardman province.[1] He continued the policy of his predecessor, aimed at an alliance with the Khazar Khaganate - the main opponent of the Caliphate in the Eastern Caucasus.[2] In the 750s, he took part in the struggle against the Derbent emirate (part of the Caliphate) taking advantage of the struggle between the Umayyads and the Abbasids.[3] For a time he resumed power over Caucasian Albania.[2]

In the 760s, he tried to fight against Yakub as-Sulami, the viceroy of Eastern Caucasus, but in vain. In 766, it again supported the offensive of the Khazars against the Caliphate.[3] In the end he died or was killed while trying to repel another offensive of the Arab troops and was succeeded by his son Stepanos I.[1]

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References
  1. Toumanoff, Cyrille. Les dynasties de la Caucasie chrétienne de l'Antiquité jusqu'au xixe siècle : Tables généalogiques et chronologiques.
  2. Mammadova, Farida (1986). Политическая история и историческая география Кавказской Албании [Political History and Historical Geography of Caucasian Albania]. Baku.
  3. Velikhanly, Nazilya (1993). Arab caliphate and Azerbaijan. Baku: Azerneshr.
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