Battle of Bagrevand

==Background and the battle==

==Background and the battle==

Following the establishment of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], The Abbasids used aggressive policies to weaken the [[Nakharar|Armenian nayarars]]. Caliph [[Al-Saffah|Abu'l-'Abbas al-Saffah]], known for his brutal methods, violently suppressed the Armenian uprising that lasted from 747 to 750.{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=21}} Caliph [[al-Mansur]] ({{reign|754|775}}) abolished the subsidies paid to the various [[Armenians|Armenian]] princes (''[[nakharar]]'') and in addition imposed heavy tax duties on them. Coupled with instances of religious persecution against the majority Christian Armenian population, these measures prompted the outbreak of a major anti-Abbasid revolt in 774.{{sfn|Whittow|1996|p=213}}{{sfn|Dadoyan|2011|p=85}}{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=21–22}} The revolt was led by [[Mamikonian|Artavazd Mamikonian]], but gathered the direct or tacit support of most ''nakharar'' families, most notably the hitherto pro-Arab [[Bagratuni Dynasty|Bagratuni]], while the [[Artsruni]] and [[Siwni]] families remained neutral. The rebellion spread through Armenia, including attacks against Arab tax-collectors, and the local Arab governor, [[al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba]], was unable to contain it. The Caliph sent 30,000 [[Khurasan]]is under Amir ibn Isma'il into the province, and at the Battle of Bagrevand on 25 April 775, the ''nakharar'' suffered a decisive defeat, losing their leaders, [[Smbat VII Bagratuni]] and [[Mushegh VI Mamikonian]]. After the battle, the revolt was brutally suppressed by the Abbasids.{{sfn|Whittow|1996|p=213}}{{sfn|Dadoyan|2011|p=85}}{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=21–22}}

Following the establishment of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], The Abbasids used aggressive policies to weaken the [[Nakharar|Armenian nayarars]]. Caliph [[Al-Saffah|Abu'l-'Abbas al-Saffah]], known for his brutal methods, violently suppressed the Armenian uprising that lasted from 747 to 750.{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=21}} Caliph [[al-Mansur]] ({{reign|754|775}}) abolished the subsidies paid to the various [[Armenians|Armenian]] princes (''nakharar'') and in addition imposed heavy tax duties on them. Coupled with instances of religious persecution against the majority Christian Armenian population, these measures prompted the outbreak of a major anti-Abbasid revolt in 774.{{sfn|Whittow|1996|p=213}}{{sfn|Dadoyan|2011|p=85}}{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=21–22}} The revolt was led by [[Mamikonian|Artavazd Mamikonian]], but gathered the direct or tacit support of most ''nakharar'' families, most notably the hitherto pro-Arab [[Bagratuni Dynasty|Bagratuni]], while the [[Artsruni]] and [[Siwni]] families remained neutral. The rebellion spread through Armenia, including attacks against Arab tax-collectors, and the local Arab governor, [[al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba]], was unable to contain it. The Caliph sent 30,000 [[Khurasan]]is under Amir ibn Isma'il into the province, and at the Battle of Bagrevand on 25 April 775, the ''nakharar'' suffered a decisive defeat, losing their leaders, [[Smbat VII Bagratuni]] and [[Mushegh VI Mamikonian]]. After the battle, the revolt was brutally suppressed by the Abbasids.{{sfn|Whittow|1996|p=213}}{{sfn|Dadoyan|2011|p=85}}{{sfn|Ter-Ghewondyan|1976|pp=21–22}}

==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==