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Glossary


amir-hejub Grand Chamberlain
amir-spasalar Commander-in-Chief of the Army
atabek "father-guardian"
azat Arm./Iran. literally "free," designation for lesser gentry
bahatur "hero"
basqaq "tax collector"
didebul Georg. "great one," high noble
elchi envoy, ambassador
eristav Georg. "duke," head of a province
hayrenik' Arm. "patrimony," a form of landhold
Il-Khan Mong. subordinate Khan, a title of the Khan of Iran (i.e., subordinate to the Great Khan)
inju Mong. "demesne," a landhold directly tributary to the Khan or members of the Khan's family
jizya poll-tax, originally on non-Muslims
kat'oghikos head of the Armenian Church
kesik (toyk) "imperial guard"
kharaj land tax
khatun "queen, princess, lady"
mal "property, cattle, tax"
mandat'urt'-uxuc'es Georg. "High Marshall" of the Georgian Court
mecatun Arm. literally "of a great House," wealthy merchant



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msaxurt'-uxuc'es Georg. Treasurer of the Georgian Court
naxarar Arm. "noble"
noyin "general, commander, official"
paiza tablet of authority
quriltai national assembly
sahib-divan Minister of Finance
shahna "guards"
taghar a tax in kind
tanuter Arm. "lord of the House"
ter Arm. "lord," secular and clerical
tumen 10,000 troops
tun Arm. "House, clan, family"
vardapet Arm. doctor of the Armenian Church
yarligh "decree, order, law"
yasax code of law
yayla "pasturing grounds"


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