Gor Ararat Margaryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 794174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gor Ararat Margaryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gor Ararat |
| FAMILY NAME | Margaryan |
| SIGNATURE | MARGARYAN G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Academy of Sciences of Armenia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4675-8963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Urban Resilience of Ganja/Elizavetpol
Drawing on Armenian, Persian, Ottoman, Russian, and European sources, this article examines the long-term urban resilience of Ganja (Gandzak/Elizavetpol) as one of the principal urban centres of the South Caucasus from the late Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. Its central argument is that urban resilience in Ganja was shaped by three structural factors: inter-ethnic economic interdependence, environmental constraints, and the city’s po…
The origin of the Tatars in Armenian historiography
This article analyzes the origins of the Tatars in Armenian historiography of the 13th–15th centuries. The aim of the study is to systematize and analyze known and previously unstudied references to the Tatars in Armenian written sources, as well as to identify the evolution of ideas about their ethnogenesis in the context of biblical and Christian historical thought. The research materials include medieval Armenian chronicles, colophons of manus…
Ethno-Historical Perceptions of the Tatars in Medieval Armenian Sources
Research objectives: This article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of the term “Tatars” and its perception in the medieval Armenian ethnopolitical milieu. Within the framework of this objective, a vast variety of issues arise which have to be investigated using different methods of historical research. Particularly, the following questions are under consideration: the perception of the term “Tatar” itself; the first acquaintance with the…
The religious factor in commercial activities of Armenian merchants (15th-18th centuries)
This paper examines the significant impact of religious identity on the commercial activities of Armenian Christian merchants operating in Muslim spaces between the 15th and 18th centuries. Drawing on primary sources including Armenian chronicles, colophons of Armenian manuscripts, and European travel accounts, the study examines how religious identity created both obstacles and opportunities for Armenian merchants. The results show that Armenian…
Ideological Resistance in Early Soviet Azerbaijan
The article analyses the anti-Soviet sentiments and movements in Soviet Azerbaijan in the late 1920s and early 1930s on the basis of Strictly Confidential documents received to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan SSR. Particular attention is paid to the reflection of anti-Russian sentiments on the basis of an analysis of both the document and two interesting poems, which show the perception of Rus…
Between the Steppe and Sedentarism
The article focuses on the analysis of the collision between the Armenian and nomadic civilizations, with an emphasis on the consequences of this interaction for both cultures and regions. The examined period, spanning from the 1220s (Mongol invasions) to the early 15th century, represents a unique combination of historical and cultural factors, where the Armenian civilization came into contact with the nomadic cultures embodied by the Mongols an…
Prostitution and its perception as a social and economic phenomenon in Iran and the Caucasus in the late Middle Ages
The connection between the Iranian world and the Caucasus is longstanding and encompasses various areas, including history, culture, language and religion. The objective of this article is to investi-gate the prevalence and taxation of prostitution in late medieval Iran from the inception of the Mongol period (Ilkhanate) to the decline of the Safavids. Prostitution was increasingly perceived as a form of tra-de and was therefore subject to taxati…
‹‹Taǰik›› and Other Names to Denote Muslims in Armenian Historical Sources as a Reflection of the Cognition of a Different Ethnic-confessional Community
In the course of history, peoples and tribes have given each other designations on the basis of distinctive features, qualities and circumstances. The pretext for the creation of such names was the geographical area, special qualities of a particular people, religious affiliation or epic genesis. With the beginning of the Arab conquests and campaigns in the middle of the 7th century CE, Armenia fell under Arab domination becoming part of the Arab…
Tarkhanism in Medieval Georgia and Armenia
From the early Middle Ages, the term "tarkhan" found its way into the lexicon of the Transcaucasian peoples, initially associated with the Khazar realm. As the Mongol conquests unfolded, the word "tarkhan" and the phenomenon itself made their way into the historical narratives of Armenia and Georgia. In its early interpretation, "tarkhan" primarily signified exemption from taxes, though this was only one facet of its meaning. Over time, tarkhanis…
Xala, ğalla, qālān
The purpose of the study is to explore the origin and meaning of the term խալայ - xala, to identify the peculiarities of its application in the Armenian historical milieu, and to define at least approximately the chronological boundaries when the tax was in use in medieval Armenia. Xala became known mostly from epigraphic records of Armenia, where the term is mentioned in the immunity donations, in the instructions and references to the exemption…
The Trading-Craft Class, the Church and the Peculiarities of Feudalism in Eastern Georgia in the Xvi-Xviii Centuries
Since the Early Middle Ages, it had been characteristic for the countries with feudal social system that not only the great secular rulers, but also the cleric power acted as major feudalists. This refers to the Georgian reality as well, where the Georgian Church was especially developed, and acted as one of the major feudal lords in the Late Middle Ages. The Georgian Church, represented by the Catholicosate of Mtskheta, possessed a large number …
Agulis on the Crossroads of International Trade Through Caucasus in 17th-18th Centuries
Agulis was an Armenian old settlement in Naxiǰevan province, mentioned in sources since 11th century. The 17th-18th century history of Agulis is well attested in contemporary Armenian and foreign sources: travel-notes of European authors, Ottoman Turkish and Persian documents. Many issues of its history are considered within researches on the history of Armenia as well as Safavid and Afsharid states of Iran. Yet many problems of the 17th-18th cen…
The ‘Christian’ Ilkhans
The aim of this research is to discuss several peculiarities and influences from the religious factor on the internal policy of the Ilkhans, based on written sources. In this frame of reference, peculiarities and influences of the religious factor on the internal policy of Ilkhans are discussed on the basis of written sources. This article aims to study specific peculiarities of the Ilkhans’ religious policy in relation to subject religious commu…
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The ‘Christian’ Ilkhans
The aim of this research is to discuss several peculiarities and influences from the religious factor on the internal policy of the Ilkhans, based on written sources. In this frame of reference, peculiarities and influences of the religious factor on the internal policy of Ilkhans are discussed on the basis of written sources. This article aims to study specific peculiarities of the Ilkhans’ religious policy in relation to subject religious commu…
Agulis on the Crossroads of International Trade Through Caucasus in 17th-18th Centuries
Agulis was an Armenian old settlement in Naxiǰevan province, mentioned in sources since 11th century. The 17th-18th century history of Agulis is well attested in contemporary Armenian and foreign sources: travel-notes of European authors, Ottoman Turkish and Persian documents. Many issues of its history are considered within researches on the history of Armenia as well as Safavid and Afsharid states of Iran. Yet many problems of the 17th-18th cen…
Xala, ğalla, qālān
The purpose of the study is to explore the origin and meaning of the term խալայ - xala, to identify the peculiarities of its application in the Armenian historical milieu, and to define at least approximately the chronological boundaries when the tax was in use in medieval Armenia. Xala became known mostly from epigraphic records of Armenia, where the term is mentioned in the immunity donations, in the instructions and references to the exemption…
The Trading-Craft Class, the Church and the Peculiarities of Feudalism in Eastern Georgia in the Xvi-Xviii Centuries
Since the Early Middle Ages, it had been characteristic for the countries with feudal social system that not only the great secular rulers, but also the cleric power acted as major feudalists. This refers to the Georgian reality as well, where the Georgian Church was especially developed, and acted as one of the major feudal lords in the Late Middle Ages. The Georgian Church, represented by the Catholicosate of Mtskheta, possessed a large number …
‹‹Taǰik›› and Other Names to Denote Muslims in Armenian Historical Sources as a Reflection of the Cognition of a Different Ethnic-confessional Community
In the course of history, peoples and tribes have given each other designations on the basis of distinctive features, qualities and circumstances. The pretext for the creation of such names was the geographical area, special qualities of a particular people, religious affiliation or epic genesis. With the beginning of the Arab conquests and campaigns in the middle of the 7th century CE, Armenia fell under Arab domination becoming part of the Arab…
Tarkhanism in Medieval Georgia and Armenia
From the early Middle Ages, the term "tarkhan" found its way into the lexicon of the Transcaucasian peoples, initially associated with the Khazar realm. As the Mongol conquests unfolded, the word "tarkhan" and the phenomenon itself made their way into the historical narratives of Armenia and Georgia. In its early interpretation, "tarkhan" primarily signified exemption from taxes, though this was only one facet of its meaning. Over time, tarkhanis…
Prostitution and its perception as a social and economic phenomenon in Iran and the Caucasus in the late Middle Ages
The connection between the Iranian world and the Caucasus is longstanding and encompasses various areas, including history, culture, language and religion. The objective of this article is to investi-gate the prevalence and taxation of prostitution in late medieval Iran from the inception of the Mongol period (Ilkhanate) to the decline of the Safavids. Prostitution was increasingly perceived as a form of tra-de and was therefore subject to taxati…
Ethno-Historical Perceptions of the Tatars in Medieval Armenian Sources
Research objectives: This article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of the term “Tatars” and its perception in the medieval Armenian ethnopolitical milieu. Within the framework of this objective, a vast variety of issues arise which have to be investigated using different methods of historical research. Particularly, the following questions are under consideration: the perception of the term “Tatar” itself; the first acquaintance with the…
The religious factor in commercial activities of Armenian merchants (15th-18th centuries)
This paper examines the significant impact of religious identity on the commercial activities of Armenian Christian merchants operating in Muslim spaces between the 15th and 18th centuries. Drawing on primary sources including Armenian chronicles, colophons of Armenian manuscripts, and European travel accounts, the study examines how religious identity created both obstacles and opportunities for Armenian merchants. The results show that Armenian…
Ideological Resistance in Early Soviet Azerbaijan
The article analyses the anti-Soviet sentiments and movements in Soviet Azerbaijan in the late 1920s and early 1930s on the basis of Strictly Confidential documents received to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan SSR. Particular attention is paid to the reflection of anti-Russian sentiments on the basis of an analysis of both the document and two interesting poems, which show the perception of Rus…
Between the Steppe and Sedentarism
The article focuses on the analysis of the collision between the Armenian and nomadic civilizations, with an emphasis on the consequences of this interaction for both cultures and regions. The examined period, spanning from the 1220s (Mongol invasions) to the early 15th century, represents a unique combination of historical and cultural factors, where the Armenian civilization came into contact with the nomadic cultures embodied by the Mongols an…
Urban Resilience of Ganja/Elizavetpol
Drawing on Armenian, Persian, Ottoman, Russian, and European sources, this article examines the long-term urban resilience of Ganja (Gandzak/Elizavetpol) as one of the principal urban centres of the South Caucasus from the late Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. Its central argument is that urban resilience in Ganja was shaped by three structural factors: inter-ethnic economic interdependence, environmental constraints, and the city’s po…
The origin of the Tatars in Armenian historiography
This article analyzes the origins of the Tatars in Armenian historiography of the 13th–15th centuries. The aim of the study is to systematize and analyze known and previously unstudied references to the Tatars in Armenian written sources, as well as to identify the evolution of ideas about their ethnogenesis in the context of biblical and Christian historical thought. The research materials include medieval Armenian chronicles, colophons of manus…
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