Thoros II of Cilicia

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Thoros II of Cilicia was a 12th-century Armenian prince who restored and expanded the autonomy of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, laying foundations for its later royal status.

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Thoros II of Cilicia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian prince ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ally Nur ad-Din Zengi ⓘ
linked to: Nur ad-Din Zangi

Raymond of Antioch ⓘ
associatedWith Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
Crusades ⓘ
birthCentury 12th century ⓘ
birthPlace Cilicia ⓘ
captured Anazarbus ⓘ
Mamistra ⓘ
child Dolete of Cilicia ⓘ
Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Ruben III of Cilicia ⓘ
conflict conflicts with Crusader states ⓘ
wars against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
controlled mountain fortresses in the Taurus Mountains ⓘ
country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
deathPlace Cilicia ⓘ
deathYear 1169 ⓘ
dynasty Rubenid dynasty ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
ethnicity Armenian ⓘ
expanded fortifications in Cilicia ⓘ
father Leo I, Prince of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Leo I of Armenia
governmentForm principality ⓘ
house House of Rubenid ⓘ
linked to: House of Hethum
language Armenian ⓘ
mother Beatrice de Rethel ⓘ
linked to: Beatrice of Rethel
notableFor expanding the territories of Cilician Armenia ⓘ
laying foundations for the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
restoring autonomy of the Armenian principality of Cilicia ⓘ
opponent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Principality of Antioch ⓘ
politicalStatus de facto independent ruler ⓘ
precededBy Ruben II of Cilicia ⓘ
predecessor Ruben II of Cilicia ⓘ
region Cilicia ⓘ
reignEnd 1169 ⓘ
reignStart 1145 ⓘ
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
sibling Ruben II of Cilicia ⓘ
spouse Isabella of Courtenay ⓘ
strengthened independence of Cilician Armenia from Byzantium ⓘ
succeededBy Mleh of Cilicia ⓘ
successor Mleh of Cilicia ⓘ
title Lord of Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Prince of Cilicia ⓘ

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Rubenid dynasty → notableRuler → Thoros II of Cilicia ⓘ