Taron was the old name of the plain of Mouš[220]. It was elevated to a principality in 826 when Bagrat Bagratuni, son of Ashot Bagratuni "Msaker", succeeded his father as išxanac išxan [Prince of Princes] in the southern Armenian territories of Taron and Sasun[221]. The principality was conquered and annexed by Byzantium in [967/68].
BAGRAT Bagratuni, son of ASHOT Bagratuni "Msaker" & his wife --- (-Baghdad after 851). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Prince of Taron. He succeeded his father in 826 as išxanac išxan [Prince of Princes] in the southern Armenian territories of Taron and Sasun[222]. Armenia was weakened by his quarrels with his younger brother Smbat, and his rebellion against the Caliphate in 851 was thwarted and Bagrat was sent in captivity to the Abbasid capital Samarra[223].
m ---. The name of Bagrat's wife is not known.
Bagrat & his wife had three children