Aspacures III

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Aspacures III (or Varaz-Bakur II, Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king (mepe) of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 380 to 394.

Biography

He was the son and successor of Mirdat III and was married to the daughter of Trdat, his relative and successor.

He is credited by the Georgian chronicles with the construction of the church of Tsilkani.[1]

During his reign, the Roman Empire signed the Peace of Acilisene with Sassanid Iran in which it admitted to the loss of Iberia and a greater portion of Armenia. His sons were Pharasmanes and Mihrdat.[2]

References

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  1. Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, pp. 315-6. Peeters Bvba Template:ISBN.
  2. Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994), The Making of the Georgian Nation: 2nd edition, p. 22. Indiana University Press, Template:ISBN

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check King of Iberia
380–394 Template:S-ttl/check
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