| Artabasdos Արտավազդ | |||||
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| Emperor of the Romans | |||||
 Solidus of Artabasdos | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | June 741 – 2 November 743 | ||||
| Predecessor | Constantine V | ||||
| Successor | Constantine V | ||||
| Co-emperor | Nikephoros | ||||
| Born | Unknown | ||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||
| Consort | Anna | ||||
| Issue | Nikephoros Niketas | ||||
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| Dynasty | Isaurian | ||||
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Artabasdos or Artavasdos (Greek: Ἀρταύασδος or Ἀρτάβασδος, from Armenian: Արտավազդ, Artavazd, Ardavazt), Latinized as Artabasdus, was a Byzantine general of Armenian[1] descent who seized the throne from June 741 until November 743, in usurpation of the reign of Constantine V.
- ^ Beckwith, Christopher I. (2009). Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present. Princeton University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-691-13589-2.
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