Smbat III Bagratuni.

About Smbat III Bagratuni

Smbat III Bagratuni, an Armenian prince of the 5th century from the Bagratuni dynasty. He was probably the son of Sahak I Bagratuni. His princely domain was the district of Sper in Upper Armenia. He was the brother of the wife of the Armenian king Varshak. He held the hereditary office of Tagadir Aspet during the reigns of the Armenian kings Vramshapuh (389–415) and Khosrov IV (415–416), as well as during the rule of Shapur the Persian (416–420). He crowned Shapur the Persian and also the last Arsacid king, Artaxias IV (422–428). He is considered to have been the father of Tirots Bagratuni.