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Thoros II, Prince of Armenia

d. 1169 · 12th century · Also known as Thoros the Great

Thoros II was the Rubenid lord of Armenian Cilicia from about 1144 to 1169. A son of Leo I, who died a Byzantine captive, he escaped from Constantinople, recovered the family's fortresses and drove the Byzantines from much of Cilicia. He later accepted the overlordship of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos while keeping effective rule.

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