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Leube, Georg:
‘Turkmen’ Sultan, Armenian Deputy? Rediscovering an Armenian Governor in Dersim under qara ʿUthmān Aqquyunlu (1430 – 1435 CE).
In: Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule.
Vol. 2
(2024)
Issue 2
.
- pp. 89-112.
ISSN 2773-2142
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/27732142-bja00008
Abstract in another language
This article reconstructs the positionality of an individual bearing the Armenian name
Arewšah, as well as the Turkic name Khwushqadam, who supported the refoundation
of an Armenian Christian monastery at Erkan in ca. 1430 ce. He is stated to have supported
this refoundation in his capacity as local governor (nāʾib) serving the Muslim
Aqquyunlu ruler qara ʿUthmān. Based on a detailed survey of the notes of possession
contained in the unique manuscript that praises the patronage of Arewšah /
Khwushqadam at Erkan, I suggest that he originally hailed from the area around the
town of Hizan / Bitlis south of Lake Van, before assuming a governorship in Aqquyunlu
Dersim. Although the name Arewšah is not attested in Aqquyunlu court historiography,
I conclude with the suggestion that he could be identical to the Khwushqadam
bīk b. ʿAbdalʿazīz who is mentioned among Aqquyunlu leaders between ca. 1435 and
1455 ce.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Aqquyunlu; early modern state formation; Armenian power brokers; Diyār Bakr; Dersim; fifteenth century ce; Hizan; Erkan |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair Islamic Studies > Chair Islamic Studies - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair Islamic Studies |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 200 Religion > 290 Other religions 400 Language > 490 Other languages 900 History and geography > 950 History of Asia |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2025 10:16 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2025 10:16 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/91507 |