A dynasty wis formit, govrened bi a branch o the Bagratuni, wi minor vassal princes frae ane or mair previous dynasties, perhaps o Persie oreegin. Vasak III (c. 800) suffered an assault frae the emir o Manazkert, Sevada. He established a garrison in Chalat, in the destrict o Dzoluk. He then cried for help frae the Persie revolutionary chief Babak Khorramdin, who marriet a dochter o the keeng.