 His body was brought to his home district of Rshtunik, where he was buried in the tomb of his forefathers.According to Manuk Abeghian and a number of other scholars, the popularity of Rshtuni in Armenia manifested itself in the character of K'eṛi T'oros in the epic poem of "David of Sasun".The Armenian writer Tserents also wrote a historical novel called "Theodoros Rshtuni".