Nakharar
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Nakharar (Armenian: նախարար naxarar, from Parthian naxvadār "holder of the primacy"[5][6]) was a hereditary title of the highest order given to houses of the ancient and medieval Armenian nobility.
Nakharar system
Medieval Armenia was divided into large estates, which were the property of an enlarged noble family and were ruled by a member of it, to whom the title of nahapet "chief of the family" or tanuter "master of the house" was given. Other members of a nakharar family in their turn ruled over smaller portions of the family estate. Nakharars with greater authority were recognized as ishkhans (princes).
This system has often been labelled as
Each nakharar had his own army, depending on his domain. The national force or "royal cavalry" was under the
In 4th-century Armenia, as in
History of the nakharars
The nakharar system appears to have originated near or before the beginning of the Common Era, probably emerging under the Artaxiad dynasty and existing during the entire Arsacid period in Armenia and for centuries after its end.[7]
The nakharars survived the fall of the
In
Though weakened by numerous invasions and the legal reforms of Kings, the nakharar structure remained virtually unchanged for many centuries and was finally eliminated during the
References
- ^ Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages - MetPublications - The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2018. p. 104.
- Proshian clan, who were particularly important for the history of the GladzorGospels.
- ^ Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages - MetPublications - The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2018. pp. 104–105.
- ^ "Hermitage hall 63".
- ^ Chaumont 1986.
- ^ Ačaṙyan 1977.
- ^ Garsoian 2005.
- ^ "History of Armenia by Vahan Kurkjian • Chapter 20".
Bibliography
- Ačaṙyan, H. (1977). "naxarar". Hayeren armatakan baṙaran. Vol. III (2nd ed.). Erewani hamalsarani hratarakčʿutʿyun.
- Chaumont, M. L. (1986). "ARMENIA AND IRAN ii. The pre-Islamic period". In ISBN 978-0-71009-104-8.
- Garsoian, N. (2005). "NAXARAR". In Yarshater, Ehsan(ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.