Thoros of Edessa
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Thoros of Edessa
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Thoros was an Armenian ruler of Edessa at the time of the First Crusade. Thoros was a former officer (curopalates) in the Byzantine Empire and a lieutenant of Philaretos Brachamios. He was Armenian but practiced the Greek Orthodox faith. The Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa records that "Thoros son of Hethum" was installed as governor of Edessa by Tutush, who had defeated and killed emir Bouzan in the year 543 of the Armenia era. According to Sturdza, Hethum [I] was descended from the Pahlavouni,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoros_of_Edessa
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2021-07-30T14:24:13Z
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