alarmed by the increasing power of the heretian kingdom, kvirike i, the ruler of the neighbouring kakhetian principality, allied himself with king constantine iii of abkhazia and, in 915, campaigned against king adarnase ii patrikios. the allies occupied and divided the country but for a short time as adarnase patrikios soon reconquered what had been lost. the kingdom survived kakhetian attacks, but lost caucasian albania to its sallarid (iranian azerbaijan) neighbour. adarnase married queen dinar, a daughter of adarnase iii of tao, with whom he had son ishkhanik.