Sempad the Constable

Sempad the Constable

Sempad the Constable (also Smpad and Smbat; Armenian: Սմբատ Սպարապետ, romanized: Smbat Sparapet or Սմբատ Գունդստաբլ, Smbat Gundstabl; 1208–1276) was a noble Cilician Armenia. He was an older brother of King Hetoum I. He was an important figure in Cilicia, acting as a diplomat, judge, and military officer, holding the title of Constable or Sparapet, supreme commander of the Armenian armed forces. He was also a writer and translator, especially known for providing translations of various legal codes, and the creation of an important account of Cilician history, called in French the Chronique du Royaume de Petite Armenie (Chronicle of the Kingdom of Little Armenia). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sempad the Constable has received more than 39,362 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sempad the Constable is the 11,645th most popular politician (down from 11,518th in 2019).