Kiurike I Գուրգեն Ա | |
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![]() Kiurike I (left), King of Lori, and his older brother Smbat II, King of Armenia, Haghpat Monastery.[1] | |
Reign | Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget: 979–989 |
Successor | David 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]
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