Hovhannes-Smbat III of Armenia

Hovhannes-Smbat III
Հովհաննես-Սմբատ Գ
King of Armenia
King of Ani
Hovhannes submits to Basil II, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
King of Ani
1020–1040
PredecessorGagik I
SuccessorGagik II
DynastyBagratuni
FatherGagik I
MotherKatranide
Hovhannes-Smbat built and dedicated the Saint John church and zhamatun of Horomos Monastery in 1038.[1]

Hovhannes-Smbat III (Armenian: Հովհաննես-Սմբատ Գ, romanizedHovhannes-Smbat G) was King of Ani (1020–1040).[2][3] He succeeded his father Gagik I of Ani (989–1020) being the king's elder son and legal heir to the throne.

  1. ^ Vardanyan, Edda (1 January 2015). "The Žamatun of Hoṙomos and the Žamatun/Gawit' Structures in Armenien Architecture". Hoṙomos Monastery: Art and History, edited by Edda Vardanyan, Paris : ACHCByz: 207-210.
  2. ^ Hacikyan, Agop Jack (2000). The Heritage of Armenian Literature. Wayne State University Press. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-8143-3023-4.
  3. ^ Palakʻean, Grigoris (2019). The Ruins of Ani: A Journey to Armenia's Medieval Capital and Its Legacy. Rutgers University Press. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-1-9788-0291-9.