Ashot's efforts to preserve and defend the kingdom earned him the epithet "Yerkat", or Iron; he died in 929 and was succeeded by his brother, Abas I. Abas I's reign was characterized with an unusual period of stability and prosperity that Armenia had not enjoyed for decades.
Os esforzos de Ashot por preservar e defender o reino valéronlle o epíteto "Yerkat", ou "ferro"; morreu en 929 e foi sucecido polo seu irmán, Abas I. O reino de Abas I caracterizouse por un infrecuente período de estabilidade e prosperidade que Armenia non disfrutara había décadas.