Kokkovasiliya is an Armenian noble family in Byzantium, which in the 12th - 13th centuries gave a number of generals and governors of the fem .
Founding of a Dynasty
Kokkovasiliya were the descendants of Vasil Goh , descended from the Kamsarakan clan [1] , or even his adoptive son Vasil Tg . In 1117 , the last, after the death of his father, was captured by the former ally of Vasil Goha Baldwin Bourgeois . Being held captive, Vasil Tga under torture was forced to agree to the transfer of the principality, subject to the free withdrawal of the Armenian population in Cilicia. According to Mateos Urhaeci , after Tga renounced the principality, he went to Constantinople, where he was met with great honor by the emperor, as well as the troops who accompanied him . [2] His descendants, later known as Kokkovasiliya, gave a number of famous Byzantine commanders. [3]
The descendants of Vasil Tg were in the army of Manuel I in 1160 . Kinnam characterizes them as vassals of the empire. He indicates one of the Kokkovasilievs among the commanders sent in 1167 to the war against the Hungarians [3] .
Dynasty Representatives
- Vasil Gokh - Armenian prince, ruler of the principality of Ephrates [3]
- Bagrat Kamsarakan (or Pankratiy) - Armenian prince, ruler of Ravendan . Brother Vasil Goha [3] .
- Vasil Tga - Armenian prince. Ruler of the Middle Eastern Armenian Principality of Ephrates . The adopted son of Vasil Goh . Founder of a noble Armenian clan [3]
Notes
- ↑ Galstyan A.G. Smbat Sparapet. Chronicle . - Yerevan: Hayastan, 1974. - T. See Note 108. - S. 68-69.Original text (Russian)108. Vasil Kamsarakan, nicknamed Goh, is one of the prominent statesmen of Armenia. Armenian historians highly value his military activity, calling him "formidable and warlike." One of the princes, who rose from the bottom and thanks to personal courage managed to unite many Armenian possessions and create an independent Armenian principality in Cilicia. Vasil Kamsarakan first took possession of one part of the Kimakon region, and then gradually expanded his possessions. His residence was in the fortified Kesun fortress, located in the southeast of Rapan. In 1100, he defeated numerically superior Seljuks and drove them out of the cities of Rapan and Antap, and in 1112 he defeated the crusader at the foot of Sev-Lera, where he liberated a number of Armenian cities. He played a major role in the development of Armenian culture in Cilicia. He encouraged science and opened a number of schools, which played an important role in the consolidation of the Armenian independent principalities.
- ↑ Stepanenko V.P. From the history of international relations in the Middle East of the 12th century Principality of Vasil Gokh and Byzantium // Antiquity and the Middle Ages. - Sverdlovsk, 1980. - [Issue. 17]: Ancient traditions and Byzantine realities. - S. 34-44. Archive Archived April 2, 2015 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 A.P. Kazhdan. // Armenians in the ruling class of the Byzantine Empire in the 11-12 centuries. // Ch. 1 of part 13 of “Coccovasilia”, page 42-43 // Academy of Sciences of the ArmSSR 1973