Ku dhammaystir weedha soo socota: Ka faa'iideysiga qalalaasaha ka dhacay dawladdii khaliijka kadib geeridii Haaruun al-Rashiid sanadkii 809 iyo inta lagu gudajiray
Dagaal sokeeye kadib, Ashot waxa uu awood u yeeshay in uu dhulkiisa iyo awooddiisa si weyn u balaariyo. Ashot koritaankeeda waxaa caqabad ku noqday qoys kale oo hami badan, Jahhafids Muslim ah. Aasaasihii qoyska, Jahhaf, wuxuu ahaa qof ku cusub Armenia oo aasaasay saldhig awood oo weyn oo naftiisa u leh isaga oo ku dalbaday dhulkii Mamikonian iyada oo uu guursaday gabadhii Mushegh VI Mamikonian, oo ka mid ahaa hoggaamiyeyaasha Armenia ee lagu dilay Bagrevand. Ashot wuxuu laba jeer ku guuleystay Jahhafids ee Taron iyo Arsharunik. Geedi socodka wuxuu helay kaliya Taron (oo Jahhaf uu ka qabsaday Bagratid kale, Vasak) iyo Arsharunik oo Shirak (oo uu hore uga iibsaday Kamsarakans), laakiin sidoo kale Ashotz, iyo bariga Tayk. Jahhaf iyo wiilkiisii Cabdi Maliki ayaa si cad uga soo horjeestay khaliijka iyagoo qabsaday caasimada Armenia, Dvin, sanadkii 813, waxayna si guul darro ah u hareereeyeen guddoomiyaha khaliijka ee Bardaa. Ashot wuxuu ka adkaaday ciidan ka kooban 5,000 oo askari oo uu soo diray Abd al-Malik, isagoo dilay 3,000 oo iyaga ka mid ah, halka walaalkii Ashot ee Shapuh uu weeraray agagaarka Dvin. Markii Abd al-Malik uu isku diyaarinayay inuu socdo oo uu la kulmo Shapuh, dadka deegaanka ayaa ku kacday oo dilay.