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Group: Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of
People: Aliya Rama Raya
Topic: Russo-Polish War of 1019-25

Basil’s expansionist policy, having fueled the annexation …

Years: 1022 - 1022

Basil’s expansionist policy, having fueled the annexation of the possessions of David of Tao in 1000, finally extinguishes Armenian independence, after King Seneqerim-Hovhannes Artsruni of Vaspurakan (Van) in ceding his dominions to the emperor in 1021-22, hands over his entire kingdom in exchange for vast domains in Sebasteia, where he and fourteen thousand of his retainers settle; and …