Sahakanuysh

Sahakanuysh
Սահականույշ

Bagratid Armenia
Reign 914-928
Died Mashtots Hayrapet Church (Garni)
Spouse Ashot the Iron
House Aranshahik
Father Sahak Sevada
Religion Armenian Apostolic Church

Sahakanuysh (Armenian: Սահականույշ, 10th century) was the third Queen of the Bagratid Kingdom and member of Aranshahik Dynasty. She was the wife of the third Bagratuni king - Ashot the Iron (914-928).

Sahakanuysh was the daughter of Prince of Gardman Sahak Sevada. She had two brothers - Grigor the Great, prince of Khachen (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), and Hovhannes-Senekerim, prince of Parisos. The latter was situated in Utik province of Armenia (nowadays - Azerbaijan). Her sister Shahandukht married to Smbat Syuni, and became the first queen of Syunik kingdom.

Ashot the Iron and Sahakanuysh had no children.

Sahak Sevada
prince of Gardman
(895-940)
Smbat Martir
king of Armenia
(890-914)
Grigor
prince of Khachen
(940-958)
Hovhannes
prince of Parisos
(958-1003)
Shahandukht
queen of
Syunik
(987-998)
SahakanuyshAshot
king of Armenia
(914-928)
Abas
king of Armenia
(928-953)

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