Zakarid dynasty
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The Zakarian dynasty, also Zakarids or Zakarians[2][3] (Armenian: Զաքարյաններ, romanized: Zak'aryanner) were an Armenian[4][5] noble dynasty, rulers of Zakarian Armenia (1201–1350) under the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Georgia, and from 1256 under the control of the Mongol Ilkhanate of Persia.[6] Their dynastic name was formed in honour of Zakare, the famous servant of the Georgian King Tamar.[7] They were also known by their Georgian nickname Mkhargrdzeli (მხარგრძელი, "Long-armed", in Armenian: Երկայնաբազուկ, Yerkaynbazuk). A family legend says that this name was a reference to their Achaemenid ancestor Artaxerxes II the "Longarmed" (404–358 BC).[8][9] According to Cyril Toumanoff / Encyclopædia Iranica, they were an offshoot of the Armenian Pahlavuni family.[1] The Zakarians considered themselves Armenians.[10]
Zakarids Զաքարյաններ მხარგრძელი | |
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Nobility | |
Parent house | Bagratuni[1] |
Country | Zakarid Armenia |
Founder | Khosrov |
Cadet branches | Tmogveli Gageli Argutyan-Dolgorukov |
During the 13th century, the Zakarids held the highest offices in the Georgian government, as Atabegs (Governor General) and Amirspasalars (Commander-in-Chief of the Army) of the Kingdom of Georgia.[11]