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The '''Mihranids''' were the ruling dynasty of ]. They claimed to be of ] descent but might have been of ] origin.<ref name="Bosworth"></ref><ref name="Chaumont"></ref> The '''Mihranids''' were an ] family which ruled several regions of ] from 330 to 821. They claimed to be of ] descent but were of ]n origin.{{sfn|Bosworth|1986|pp=520–522}}<ref name="Chaumont"></ref>


== History ==
The dynasty was founded when certain Mihran, a distant relative of Sasanids, settled in the region of Gardman in Albania. Mihran's family came to power, when Mihran's great-grandson killed all the members of the previous ruling dynasty and became the ruler of the country.<ref></ref>
The dynasty was founded when a certain Mihran, a distant relative of Sasanian, settled in the region of ] in ]. He was probably a member of a branch of the ] which was listed among the ], and whose two other lines ruled ] (]) and ]/].<ref>Toumanoff, Cyril. ''Chronology of the Early Kings of Iberia''. ''Traditio'' 25 (1969), p. 22.</ref>


It is uncertain how the Mihranids became ''Arranshahs'' (princes of Albania). Their ancestor, Mihran, was said to have received the region of ] by the Sasanian monarch ] ({{reign|590|628}}).{{sfn|Vacca|2022}} In {{circa|600}}, the Mihranids who exterminated all of the members of the Aranshahik dynasty with the exception of a certain Zarmihr, who was related to the Mihranids through marriage.{{sfn|Zuckerman|2020|p=158}} This was due to the Aranshahiks still having some authority in Albania,{{sfn|Zuckerman|2020|p=158}} which they had originally ruled until their overthrow in the 1st-century.{{sfn|Toumanoff|1963|pp=256–257}} The Mihranids then conquered all of Albania and assumed the title of ''Arranshah'', but without embracing its royal status.{{sfn|Vacca|2022|p=66}}{{sfn|Zuckerman|2020|p=158}} The head of the family's full titulature was thus "Lord of Gardman and Prince of Albania".{{sfn|Vacca|2022|p=68}}
The most prominent representatives of the family in the 7th century were ], his son ], and ]. Mihranids assumed a Persian title of Arranshahs (i.e. ]s of Arran, Persian name of Albania). The family's rule came to an end after the assassination of ] by ] in 822-23.<ref name="Bosworth"/>


The most prominent representatives of the family in the 7th century were ], his son ], and ]. Mihranids assumed a Persian title of Arranshahs (i.e. ]s of ], Persian name of Albania). The family's rule came to an end after the assassination of ] by ] in 822–23.{{sfn|Bosworth|1986|pp=520–522}}
==References==
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Subsequently ], a descendant of the aforementioned Arranshahik (Eṙanšahik) family, assumed the title of Arranshah<ref>Minorsky, Vladimir. ''Caucasica IV''. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 15, No. 3. (1953), pp. 504-529.</ref> and ruled significant part of Caucasian Albania.
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==Mihranids of Gogarene==
{{main article|Mihranids of Gugark}}
* ] (330–361)
* Unknown (361–394)
* ] (394–400)
* ] (400–430)
* ] (430–455)
* ] (455–470)
* ] (470–482)
* ] (482–540)
* ] (540–608)
* ] (608–627)
* ] (???–748)

==Mihranids of Gardman==
* ] (330–361)
* ] (361–430)
* ] (430–440)
* ] (440–450)
* ] (450–480)
* ] (480–510)
* ] (510–540)
* ] (540–570)
* ] (570–600)

==Mihranids of Caucasian Albania==
* ] (628–636)
* ] (636–680)
* ] (680–705)
** ] (699–704, usurper)
* ] (705–740)
* ] (740–770)
* ] (770–790)
* ] (790–821)
* ] (821–822)

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== Sources ==
{{sfn whitelist |CITEREFBosworth1986}}
* {{cite book|last=Baumer|first=Christoph|authorlink=Christoph Baumer|title=History of the Caucasus: Volume 1: At the Crossroads of Empires|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_W01EAAAQBAJ|year= 2021|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1788310079}}
* {{Encyclopaedia Iranica | volume=2 | fascicle=5 | title = Arrān | last = Bosworth | first = C. E. | url = https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/arran-a-region | pages = 520–522 }}
* {{cite book | title = Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | year = 2014 | publisher = I.B.Tauris | last = Daryaee| first = Touraj |authorlink= Touraj Daryaee | isbn = 978-0-85771-666-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LU0BAwAAQBAJ }}
* {{cite book|last=Dowsett|first=Charles|authorlink=Charles Dowsett|title=The History of the Caucasian Albanians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fXUAAAAMAAJ|year=1961|publisher=Oxford University|oclc=445781}}
* {{cite journal |last=Gadjiev |first=Murtazali|authorlink=Murtazali Gadjiev|title=Religious Life in Caucasian Albania: Christianity vs Zoroastrianism / Религиозная жизнь в Кавказской Албании: христианство vs зороастризм |journal=журнала Вестник древней истории (Herald of Ancient History)|date=2022|volume=82|issue=3|pages=672–699|url=https://www.academia.edu/86954783|url-access=registration}}
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* {{cite book |last=Howard-Johnston|first=James |title=From Albania to Arrān: The East Caucasus between the Ancient and Islamic Worlds (ca. 330 BCE–1000 CE) |publisher=Gorgias Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-1463239886 |editor-last=Hoyland|editor-first=Robert|pages=351–371|chapter=Caucasian Albania and its historian}}
* {{Cite book| last=Hoyland| first=Robert G. | author-link=Robert G. Hoyland | title=In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zvmKBAAAQBAJ| year=2014| publisher=Oxford University Press | isbn=978-0-19-991636-8 }}
* {{cite book|last=Rapp|first=Stephen H.|authorlink=Stephen H. Rapp Jr|title=Imagining History at the Crossroads: Persia, Byzantium, and the Architects of the Written Georgian Past, vol. 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J9MlAQAAMAAJ|year= 1997|publisher=]|isbn=9780591308280}}
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* {{cite encyclopedia | last = Shahbazi | first = A. Shapur | authorlink = Alireza Shapour Shahbazi | title = Sasanian dynasty | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/sasanian-dynasty | year = 2005 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition }}
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 24 December 2024

The Mihranids were an Iranian family which ruled several regions of Caucasus from 330 to 821. They claimed to be of Sasanian Persian descent but were of Parthian origin.

History

The dynasty was founded when a certain Mihran, a distant relative of Sasanian, settled in the region of Gardman in Utik. He was probably a member of a branch of the Mihranid family which was listed among the Seven Great Houses of Iran, and whose two other lines ruled Iberia (Chosroid Dynasty) and Gogarene/Gugark.

It is uncertain how the Mihranids became Arranshahs (princes of Albania). Their ancestor, Mihran, was said to have received the region of Gardman by the Sasanian monarch Khosrow II (r. 590–628). In c. 600, the Mihranids who exterminated all of the members of the Aranshahik dynasty with the exception of a certain Zarmihr, who was related to the Mihranids through marriage. This was due to the Aranshahiks still having some authority in Albania, which they had originally ruled until their overthrow in the 1st-century. The Mihranids then conquered all of Albania and assumed the title of Arranshah, but without embracing its royal status. The head of the family's full titulature was thus "Lord of Gardman and Prince of Albania".

The most prominent representatives of the family in the 7th century were Varaz Grigor, his son Javanshir, and Varaz-Tiridates I. Mihranids assumed a Persian title of Arranshahs (i.e. shahs of Arran, Persian name of Albania). The family's rule came to an end after the assassination of Varaz-Tiridates II by Nerseh Pilippean in 822–23.

Subsequently Sahl Smbatean, a descendant of the aforementioned Arranshahik (Eṙanšahik) family, assumed the title of Arranshah and ruled significant part of Caucasian Albania.

Mihranids of Gogarene

Main article: Mihranids of Gugark

Mihranids of Gardman

Mihranids of Caucasian Albania

References

  1. ^ Bosworth 1986, pp. 520–522.
  2. Encyclopedia Iranica. M. L. Chaumont. Albania.
  3. Toumanoff, Cyril. Chronology of the Early Kings of Iberia. Traditio 25 (1969), p. 22.
  4. Vacca 2022.
  5. ^ Zuckerman 2020, p. 158.
  6. Toumanoff 1963, pp. 256–257.
  7. Vacca 2022, p. 66.
  8. Vacca 2022, p. 68.
  9. Minorsky, Vladimir. Caucasica IV. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 15, No. 3. (1953), pp. 504-529.

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