Ashot Taronites
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| Gender | Male |
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| Current partner | Miroslava of Bulgaria |
| Parents | Gregory Taronites |
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| ID | 4764577 |
Ashot Taronites Life story
Ashot Taronites was a Byzantine nobleman. Captured by the Bulgarians in 995, he was released in 996 and married to Miroslava, daughter of Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria. Appointed governor of Dyrrhachium by Samuel, he and his wife fled to Constantinople and arranged for Dyrrhachium to be handed over to Byzantine rule.