In 1016, Senekerim-Hovhannes thus offered Basil II the lands of Vaspurakan, including 72 fortresses and 3000-4000 villages, in exchange for a vast domain farther west on the Byzantine territory centered on the city of Sebastia to which he moved in 1021 together with his family and 14,000 retainers.
En 1016, Senekerim-Hovhannes ofreceu a Basilio II as terras de Vaspurakan, incluíndo 72 fortalezas e 3.000-4.000 vilas, a cambio dun vasto dominio cara ao oeste no territorio bizantino, centrado na cidade de Sebastia, á que se mudou en 1021 xunto coa súa familia e uns 14 000 refuxiados.