Marzpanate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marzpanate is a noun meaning (historical) a border province of the Sassanian Empire ruled by the marzpan.
Meaning
(historical) a border province of the Sassanian Empire ruled by the marzpan.
More Meanings
- (historical) the office of the marzpan
- (historical, usually capitalized) the period in Armenian history after the fall of the Arshakuni Dynasty of Armenia in 428, when the eastern part of Armenia was governed as a marzpanate by Sassanian-nominated marzpans
Example Sentences
Xosrov gave him the marzpanate of the country of Hyrcania[…]
The regions of Eastern Armenia: Artsakh, Utik, Paytakaran and Kambejan, dominated by Iran in 428, formed a marzpanate.
Byzantine expansion toward the east, which marked the last century of the Marzpan'''ate, extended the scope of the Justinianic reforms with their implicit threat against the very core of Armenian social and cultural institutions.
Word Forms
- marzpanates
- marzbanate
- Marzbanate
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include marzbanate, marzban, spahbed, deghan, dehkan, marjaiya.
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