Ischchan (title)

Ischchan ( Armenian իշխան English: Ishkhan , Turkish İşhan ) was a hereditary title of the high nobility in Armenia in the late Middle Ages .

etymology

The word goes back to the Armenian verb ishchel (armen .: իշխել) which means to rule , to rule . The title Ischchan was used partly in parallel and partly as an alternative to other Armenian feudal titles such as Nacharar , paron , douks , ter or melik .

"Ishkhan" is also used as a first name. "Ishkhan" was also the pseudonym of Nikoghayos Mikayelian a freedom fighter (fedayi).

See also

• İşhan , a former monastery in what is now Turkey .
• Sevan trout , Armenian "Ischchan"

Individual evidence

1. ^ Anne Elizabeth Redgate. The Armenians (The Peoples of Europe), 2000: 98.
2. ↑ Vahan M. Kurkjian. A History of Armenia. 2003: 147.

literature

• Vahan M. Kurkjian: A History of Armenia. Indo-European Publishing 2008. ISBN 978-1-60444-012-6

Web links

• wiktionary (armenian)