Daisam b. Ibrahim al Kurdi alternatively Daysam d. c. 957 was the ruler of Azerbaijan Iran Azerbaijan by 938 941 942 2 , 951 953 . Life Daisam was a Kurds Kurdish Kharijite who rose to prominence while serving the Sajid Yusuf Ibn Abi l Saj . With Kurdish support he managed to take over Azerbaijan by 938 . His position in Azerbaijan was soon threatened by Lashkari b. Mardi, a Gilan Gilite formerly in the service of the Ziyarids . Lashkari s Gilite and Dailamite army expelled Daisam from Azerbaijan, but he was able to recover the province with the help of the Ziyarid Vushmgir . In 941 or 942 Daisam s vizier, Abu l Qasim Ja far b. Ali, fled due to an intrigue against him to the Sallarids of Tarum. There he convinced Marzuban bin Muhammad to take Azerbaijan from Daisam. Daisam met Marzuban s army on the field by his Dailamite mercenaries whom he had hired to counterbalance the power of his unruly Kurdish troops defected to the Sallarid and he was forced to flee to the court of the Artsruni Ardzrunid king of Vaspurakan . Ja far b. Ali became Marzuban s vizier after he conquered Azerbaijan, but soon feared for his position. He went to Tabriz and invited Daisam to return to the province. When he arrived at the city he gained the support of the Kurds. His army was defeated by Marzuban s, however, and the Sallarid besieged him in Tabriz. At this point Ja far abandoned Daisam again, but Daisam managed to escape from Tabriz and enter Ardebil . Marzuban was not far behind and he laid siege to Ardebil. Eventually Daisam s new vizier, who had been bribed by the Sallarids, convinced Daisam to surrender. Daisam was treated with leniency by Marzuban, who gave him his castle in Tarum after he requested it. In 949 Marzuban was captured by the Buwayhids , who sent an army under Muhammad b. Abd al Razzaq to conquer Azerbaijan. Marzuban s brother Wahsudan sent Daisam to Azerbaijan to protect Sallarid interests there. Muhammad s approach forced Daisam to retreat to Arran Azerbaijan Arran ... more details
The Mayor of Tbilisi is an elected politician in Tbilisi . Before 2005 the mayors used to be appointed by the central government. In 2006 first mayoral elections were held in the history of the Republic of Georgia . The first elected mayor of Tbilisi is Giorgi Gigi Ugulava who was re elected in 2005 after one year of being on the position of an appointed Mayor of Tbilisi. The role The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across whole Tbilisi . The plans of the mayor are scrutinised by the Tbilisi Assembly Sakrebulo and actioned by the different governmental bodies of the Tbilisi City Hall . List of mayors 1992 Otar Litanishvili 1992 1993 Konstantine Gabashvili 1993 Nikoloz Lekishvili 1993 1995 Badri Shoshitaishvili 1995 1998 Ivane Zodelava Ivane Vano Zodelava 1998 2004 Zurab Tchiaberashvili 2004 2005 Giorgi Ugulava Giorgi Gigi Ugulava 2005 present History Due to the sizable Armenian population of Tbilisi in XIX and XX centuries, the office of mayor was chiefly occupied by the local Armenians, with the exception of several Georgian mayors, such as Dimitri Kipiani , Vasil Cherkezov and Benia Chkhikvishvili . class wikitable Rank Mayor Duration 1 Hovhannes Ivan Izmiryants 1840 1843 2 Stepan Gabrielyan Khatisyans 1844 1845 3 Movses Ter Grigoryants 1845 1846 4 Hovhannes Simonyants Shadinyan 1847 1848 5 Tovmas Davtyan Pridonyants 1848 1849 6 Zakaria Stepanyan Amiraghyants 1850 1851 7 Hovsep Afanasyan Mirijanyants 1851 1852 8 Avetik Astvatsatryan Bogdani Sveshnikov 1853 1856 9 Soghomon Davtyan Sarajev 1856 1857 10 Andrey Davtyan Mananov 1857 1858 11 Vardan Astvatsatryan Arshakuni 1858 1860 12 Soghomon Zakaryan Abisoghomyan 1860 1861 br 1865 1866 13 Soghomon Mirimanyan Mirimanyants 1861 1862 14 Gevorg Egor Grigoryan Pridonyants 1862 1864 15 Galust Harutyunyan Shermazan Vardanyants 1864 1865 16 Eremya Gevogyan Artsruni 1866 1868 17 Nikoghayos Hovhannisyan Aladatyants 1868 1869 18 Dmitriy Tumanyants 1869 1870 19 Yazon Dmitry ... more details
, p. 46. ref ref Tovma Artsruni . History of the House of Artsrunik, XI ref ref name Michael Michael ... . Exile In 854, according to Tovma Artsruni , Sahl Smbatjan and many other princes of Armenia including Atrnerseh of Khachen and Esayi Abu Muse of Dizak Ktish ref Tovma Artsruni and Anon, History of the House of Artsruni . Yerevan 1985, pp. 297 298. ref were captured by Bugha al Kabir al Sharabi ... more details
10. John Senekerim II Artsruni, King of Vaspurakan 11 11. Khashush Bagratuni of Ani 12 13 14 15 16 16. Gurgen of Georgia 17 17. Gurandukht of Abkhazia 18 19 20 20. Abushal Hamazasp III Artsruni, King ... more details
Vahan Artsruni 1857 1977 Honored scientist of ASSR, anatomist, hygienist, ophthalmologist, professor .... Notable alumni Vahan Artsruni Armenian rock musician, singer, composer and artist Bella ... more details
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File Mariam, Dowager Queen of Georgia Khakhuli icon .jpg thumb Mariam, Dowager Queen of Georgia a detail from the Khakhuli triptych Khakhuli icon Mariam lang hy , lang ka was the daughter of John Senekerim II of Vaspurakan John Senekerim II Artsruni , an Armenia n king of Vaspurakan , and the first consort of the king George I of Georgia . As a Dowager Queen of Georgia country Georgia , she was a regent for her underage son, Bagrat IV of Georgia Bagrat IV , from 1027 to 1037, and was involved in diplomacy with the Byzantine Empire . Mariam was married to George I r. 1014 1027 as his first wife, but seems to have been divorced by the king so that he could marry Alda, daughter of the king of Alania . Mariam returned to prominence upon the death of George and the ascension of their son, Bagrat IV, to the throne of Georgia in 1027. During Bagart s minority, she shared the regency with the grandees, particularly with the eristavi dukes Liparit IV, Duke of Kldekari Liparit and Ivane Abazasdze Ivane . In 1031 2, Mariam paid a visit to Romanos III Argyros s court at Constantinople on behalf of Bagrat, and returned with a peace treaty, the dignity of curopalates and the Byzantine bride Helena daughter of Romanos III s brother Basil Argyros Basil for her son. Mariam continued to play a prominent role in Georgia s politics even after Bagrat assumed full reigning powers. The Georgian chronicles speak of the Armenians being her subjects because of her parentage, a possible reference to a three month long Georgian control of Ani before the city was finally annexed by the Byzantines in 1045, and report a disagreement between Bagrat and Mariam regarding the future of Bagrat s half brother Demetrius of Anacopia Demetre , who defected to the Byzantines in 1033 handing over the fortress of Anacopia . Mariam advocated the reconciliation between the brothers and made a futile attempt at bringing the rebellious Demetre back to loyalty. During Bagrat s enforced exile at the ... more details
, being rivaled only by the Bagratids, the Artsruni s of Vaspurakan and the princes of Syunik ... affairs he convinced the Artsruni prince of Vaspurakan to seize and imprison Ashot, the prince of Taron ... gained control of the northern portion of the Kaysite realm. The Artsruni king of Vaspurakan attempted ... more details
Image LampronCastle.jpg thumb 19th century view of castle Lampron by Victor Langlois Oshin of Lampron lang hy was an Armenian nakharar , formerly lord of a fortress near modern day Ganja, Azerbaijan Ganja , who migrated in the early 1070s to Cilicia and founded the House of Lampron that ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in the 12th century. According to Cyril Toumanoff , Oshin was a member of the Pahlavuni clan. ref name cite web last Toumanoff first Cyril title KAMSARAKAN publisher Encyclop dia Iranica url http www.iranica.com articles sup Kamsarakan.html accessdate 2008 10 17 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Disappointed with the inability of the Byzantines to protect him against the advance of the Seljuk Turks , Oshin fled west from his fortress near Gandzak to Cilicia in 1072. ref name Robinson cite journal last Robinson first Francis authorlink Francis Robinson coauthors P. C. Hughes title Lampron Castle of Armenian Cilicia journal Anatolian Studies volume 19 pages pp. 183 207 publisher British Institute at Ankara year 1969 url http www.jstor.org stable 3642624 accessdate 2008 11 01 doi 10.2307 3642624 ref The 12th century chronicler Samuel of Ani wrote about Oshin s departure from his ancestral lands ...with his brother Halgam, with his wife and other nobles. Carrying his wealth and the finger of the holy apostle Peter, he entered Cilicia and captured from the Muslims the fortress of Lampron, at the foot of the Taurus Mountains toward Tarsus. ref Macevitt, 57 ref His kinsman, Abulgharib Artsruni , governed Taurus Mountains Taurus and Mopsuestia in the name of the Emperor Alexius I Comnenus . ref Kurkjian, 214 ref He ceded to Oshin two forts in western Cilicia, Lampron and Barbaron at Tarsus city Tarsus near the Cilician Gates . ref name Crusades The later Crusades, 633 ref While Samuel of Ani implies that Oshin seized Lampron from Muslims, other Armenian writers closer to the Hethumids suggest that Oshin was merely a faithful chi ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 Classical Armenian is the literary language of Armenia written during the 5th to 18th centuries. This is a list of authors writing in Classical Armenian, arranged chronologically. 5th century File Moses of Chorene.jpg thumb right 150px Movses Khorenatsi depicted in a 14th century Armenian manuscript. Mesrop Mashtots theologian Movses Khorenatsi historian Ghazar Parpetsi historian Faustus of Byzantium historian Agathangelos historian Yeghishe historian Koryun historian Yeznik of Kolb theologian Hovhan Mandakuni hymnographer Mambre Vertsanogh author of treatise Stepanos Syunetsi poet 6th century David Anhaght philosopher Neo Platonist Atanas Taronatsi chronograph Petros Syunetsi author of treatise Abraham Mamikoneits historian 7th century Sebeos author of treatise John Mamikonean Hovhan Mamikonyan author of treatise Anania Shirakatsi geographer Davtak Kertogh poet Komitas Aghtsetsi author of religious poetry Atanas Vardapet historian Sahak Dzoraportsi author of religious poetry Hovhan Mayrivanetsi author of treatise Vrtanes Kertogh author of treatise Grigor Grzik hymnographer Ashot Bagratuni hymnographer 8th century Ghevond historian Stepanos Syunetsi hymnographer Sahakduxt hymnographer Khosrovidukht hymnographer Hovhan Oznetsi author of treatise and hymnographer Abraham Vanakan historian Khosrovik Targmanich author of treatise 9th century File Lazarian Gospel.jpg thumb right 150px Armenian manuscript, 887 Tovma Artsruni historian Hamam Areveltsi author of treatise and hymnographer Aharon Vanandetsi historian Stepanos Aparantsi hymnographer Esayi Abu Muse hymnographer Anonymous Hymnographer hymnographer 10th century Hovhanes Draskhanakertsi historian Ukhtanes of Sebastia Ukhtanes historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi historian Movses Daskhuranetsi historian Pseudo Shapuh Bagratuni historian Anonymous Artsuni historian Anania Mokatsi author of treatise Anania Narekatsi author of treatise 11th century File Grigor Narekatsi 1.jpg thumb right 150p ... more details
Infobox Monarch name Pap title King of Armenia image caption reign 370 AD&ndash 374 predecessor Arshak II successor Varazdat royal house Arshakuni father Arshak II mother spouse 1 Pap lang hy lang la Papes or Papa circa 353 Anno Domini AD &ndash 374 was List of Armenian Kings king of Armenia of the Arshakuni dynasty from 370 to 374. He was the son of King Arshak II and is notorious for poisoning the Catholicos of Armenia Nerses the Great . Ascendancy During Shapur II s invasion of the Kingdom of Armenia Antiquity Kingdom of Armenia , Arshak II s wife Parandzem and their son, the future king Pap were holed up with the Armenian treasure in the fortress of Artogerassa defended by a troop of azat k. ref name Lenski cite book last Lenski first Noel title Failure of Empire Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D. publisher University of California Press year 2003 location Los Angeles pages 133, 170 181 isbn 0 5202 3332 8 ref According to Ammianus , the Persian invasion force was commanded by two Armenian defectors, Cylaces Glak and Artabanes Vahan . Shapur s intention was to replace the Armenian Arshakuni monarchy with a non Arshakuni but still Armenian nakharar diarchy . Faustus of Byzantium in his Epic Histories also mentions two Armenian nakharars, Meruzhan Artsruni and Vahan Mamikonian in leadership positions under Shapur s suzerainty as well as Zik and Karen who carried Persian noble titles. This also implies that Shapur might have intended to combine Sassanid administrative rule Zik and Karen with that of nakharar rule Artsruni and Mamikonian . ref name Lenski During the siege, Arshak s wife Parandzem appealed to Cylaces and Artabanes in the name of her husband who defected back to the Arshakuni monarchy and engineered the escape of Pap. Themistius reported of Pap s arrival at Valens court in Marcianople where the Emperor was wintering. ref name Lenski Valens bade him to stay at Neocaesarea in Pontus Pontus Polemoniacus three hundred kilometers from ... more details
in the works by Movses Kaghankatvatsi , ref name HP Tovma Artsruni , John V the Historian and later medieval Armenian authors. According to Tovma Artsruni , Khorenatsi s History had the forth section which was finished between 470 490. However, so far there is no final verification of Artsruni s information ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Marzuban ibn Muhammad died 957 was the Sallarid ruler of Azerbaijan Iran Azerbaijan 941 2&ndash 957 . He was the son of Muhammad bin Musafir , the ruler of Tarum . Takeover of Azerbaijan In 941 Marzuban and his brother Wahsudan, with the tacit approval of their mother, deposed and imprisoned their father Mahummad, whose harsh governance had alienated many of his subjects. Wahsudan replaced Muhammad as the ruler of Tarum. Muhammad, however, was approached by Abu l Qasim Ja far b. Ali, the vizier of the ruler of Azerbaijan, Daisam . Ja far, who had fled Azerbaijan, offered Marzuban the chance to overthrow his master and take over the administration of the province. Ja far, Marzuban and Wahsudan were all Isma ilis , perhaps explaining Ja far s decision to turn to them. In any case, Marzuban agreed and invaded Azerbaijan. Daisam s Gilan Medieval history Dailamite troops defected to the Sallarid and Marzuban was able to occupy Ardebil and Tabriz , while Daisam fled to the Artsruni Ardzrunids of Vaspurakan . Although Marzuban made Ja far his vizier, the latter began to fear for his position. He went to Tabriz and invited Daisam to come there, then killed the Dailamite leaders of the city. Daisam returned and gained the allegiance of the Kurds , who were unhappy with Marzuban s administration. Marzuban and his Dailamites, however, defeated them and laid siege to Tabriz. He convinced Ja far to leave Daisam s side Ja far was stripped of his position as vizier, although he was later reinstated. Daisam and his followers, however, managed to escape from Tabriz before it fell and made their way to Ardebil. Marzuban, with aid from his brother Wahsudan, besieged the town. He bribed Daisam s vizier to convince him to surrender, which he did in 942 or 943. Daisam was allowed to take charge of Marzuban s castle in Tarum. The people of Arbedil, however, were punished for their treason a heavy tribute was forced upon them and they had to dismantle the town wa ... more details
Arpiar Arpiarian lang hy 1852 1908 was an influential 19th century Armenia n writer , the Innovator pioneer of Realism arts realism in Armenian literature and a political activist . Early life and education Arpiar Arpiarian was born in 1852 aboard a ship as his parents, who were originally from Kemaliye Akn an Armenian town on shore of the Euphrates prior to the Armenian Genocide , were traveling from Samsun to Istanbul Constantinople . The family settled in the suburb of Ortakiugh Ortak y where Arpiar attended the Tarkmanchats Armenian school. ref name hye hy icon cite book first last title publisher pages p. 29 year 2007 id ref In 1867, he was sent to Venice to attend the Murat Raphaelian school. At Murat Raphaelian, he studied Armenian language and History of Armenia history under the tutelage of Ghevond Alishan . He also became familiarized with French literature French and Italian literature . He graduated from the school and returned to Constantinople where he was offered a secretarial position at the List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople Armenian Patriarchate . During this time, he also worked as an accountant. However, Arpiarian s true calling was journalism and literature. ref name heritage cite book first Agop Jack, Gabriel, Edward S. last Hacikyan, Basmadjian, Franchuk title The Heritage of Armenian Literature From the Eighteenth Century to Modern Times publisher Wayne State University Press pages p. 452 year 2005 id ISBN 0814332218 ref Work in newspapers and visit to Tiflis His first works in literature started in Grigor Artsruni s Mshak newspaper, which was published in Tiflis . He would write articles under the pen name Haygag about various aspects of Armenian life in Constantinople, all of which were flavored with satire. By 1878, he had already become a regular contributor to dailies and periodicals, mainly in Masis , of which he was an editor 1884 1893 alongside ... more details
. Decline in Arab power eventually allowed local Armenians Armenian rulers to re emerge, with the Artsruni ... Artsruni, ceded his entire kingdom to the Byzantine empire, who established the Vaspurakan Theme Byzantine administrative unit theme on the former Artsruni territories. The Seljuk Empire Incursions ... more details
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