Amirspasalar

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Khutlubuga was Amirspasalar for Georgia from 1270 to 1293. Church of the Holy Sign. Haghpat Monastery, southern wall. Late 13th century.[1]

Amirspasalar or amirspasalari (

sipahsalar, from the Persian for 'army commander'.[2]

The amirspasalar was a wartime supreme commander-in-chief of the royal armies, and the bearer of the state flag. Under

The Institution of the Royal Court, most probably codified during the second reign of George V (1314–1346) defines the office as "an honorary vizier
and the head of army".

The title of amirspasalar is first mentioned in the reign of

Jaqeli.[2]

The position was effectively abolished with the dismemberment of the Kingdom of Georgia later in the 15th century.

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References

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