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| royal_title        = Monarchy
| royal_title        = Sultan
| realm              = Vardana
| realm              = the Hazaraspid Kingdom <!--Armashahs Shah of Armavia-->
| border            =  
| border            =  
| coatofarms        = Vardanan coat of arms - Iotophan variant.png <!--Vardanan royal coat of arms.png-->
| coatofarms        = Royal Badge of Vardana (Hazaraspid).svg
| coatofarmssize    = 120px
| coatofarmssize    = 120px
| coatofarmscaption  = '''Royal Coat of arms'''
| coatofarmscaption  = '''Royal Badge'''
| image              = Reza Shah portrait.jpg
| image              = Reza Shah portrait.jpg
| caption            = '''Stepan IV'''
| caption            = '''Tiridates V'''
| first_monarch      = [[David I of Vardana|David I]]
| first_monarch      = [[Hazarasp I]]
| last_monarch      = [[Stepan IV of Vardana|Stepan IV]]
| last_monarch      = [[Tiridates V]]
| style              = [[Apostolic Majesty|His Apostolic Majesty]]
| residence          = [[Metsamor|Tigranaberd]]
| residence          = [[#Seat|Lauseion]], [[Leonopolis]]
| began              = {{circa}}1323
| appointer          = [[Succession to the Vardanan throne|Hereditary]]
| ended              = 5 April 1924
| began              = 18 January 1009
| pretender          = [[Jorin Hazarasp|Jorin Hazarasp]]
| ended              = 9 December 1923
| pretender          = ''[[#Current claimants|disputed]]''
}}
}}
The '''Monarch of Vardana''' ruled at various stages from the establishment of the Kingdom of Vardana, in 1009, until its dissolution, in 1923, and the [[Vardanan Revolution|revolution]]. Intermittently, the rulers of Vardana paid tribute or were vassals of neighboring realms, such as [[Thraysia]]. It was succeeded by various petty kingdoms, which continued to claim the Vardanan crown until they were themselves conquered or overthrown.
The '''sultan''' of the [[Hazaraspid Kingdom]], who were all members of the [[House of Hazaraspid|Hazaraspid dynasty]] ruled over [[Vardana]] from its inception around 1323 to its dissolution in 1924 in the [[Vardani Revolution]]. At its height, the Hazaraspid kingdom spanned across territories of Vardana, Happara, and [peninsula]. It was first administered from the city of Thopsia before 1399, and them from the city of Norashen, later Hzadran and finally Metsamor from 1780 to 1924.


The monarchy was restored in 1900 when the [[Iotopha|Iotophan kingdom]] reconquered much of Vardana's core territories, but was ultimately overthrown as part of the [[Vardanan Revolution of 1923]]. The longest reigning dynasty of Vardana was the House of Artavazd, ruling from the 13th century until the 18th century, though a cadet branch continued to rule Vardana until 1830. All monarchs of Vardana descend from [[David I of Vardana]], though some direct lines have ended.
Historians have had difficulties discerning fact from legend in the earliest years of the dynasty's reign and its first ruler [[Hazarasp I]]. According to tradition, Hazarasp claimed desecent from a number of important or legendary figures, including [person] the legendary ruler of ancient Armavia and the final rulers of the [[Bayarid Empire]] through the Chuya, a tribe originating from the Chu River Valley in [[Uluujol]]. These traditions also claimed Hazarasp was the descendant of [[Azdarin|Ummār bint Mubashir]], the son of the [[Mubashir|Prophet Mubashir]]. The eponymous dynasty, of 26 rules, ruled over all of what became Vardana for six centuries. The Hazaraspid Kingdom was dissolved in 1924 during the [[1924 Vardani Revolution]] and the establishment of first Republic of Vardana.
==Titles==
At the onset of the dynastic kingdom, the king was referred to as '''Armashahs''' (Արմասահս; lit. "Ruler of Armava" or Shah of Armavia). As the Hazaraspids expanded into Nesilia, the rulers claimed additional titles borrowed from conquered peoples or for additional religious legitimacy. In 1432, [[Ardil I]] began to utilize the title of '''Sultan''' (Սուլթան; sult'an) as his primary title, along with Vardashah (Վարտանսահ; Shah of Vardana), which has been associated with the role of "Great King", as a key secondary title as the Hazaraspids continued to encroach on [[Perateia|Perateian Nesilia]].


Currently there are no fewer than five chief pretenders to the vacant throne of Vardana.
Other titles claimed and utilized by the Hazaraspids include:
==History==
* Kaysr Albaniayi (Caesar of Albania)
Various ancient kingdoms controlled what is now Vardana since before the 2nd century BC, often referred to as Urartu. Though it did not claim domain over all Vardana, the first iteration of Vardana was Greater Vardana, which was established following the abandonment of [[Perateia]] by the ancient Latin Empire in the 6th century AD. This kingdom's independence was short lived, eventually falling under the suzerainty of the [[Bayarid Empire]]. It continued to pay tribute to the Bayrids until the empire's demise and the rise of [[David I of Vardana|David Manavazean]], who became the first Basileus of Vardana in 1009.
* Malik
* Xakan (Khan)


The Manavazean dynasty reigned until 1266 when it married into the Artavazd dynasty, who ruled until the kingdom's demise through a cadet line, in 1830. The Artavazds are regarded as the most important dynasty in Vardanan history. In 1694, Manuel I became Basileus of Vardana and King of [[Lihnidos]], ushering in a 136 year personal union between the two realms. This period of Vardanan history is known as Xanthi Vardana, earning its name from the ruling House of Xanthi. While still a line of Artavazd rulers, the dynasty adopted the name Xanthi from its main seat in Lihnidos from which it ruled.  
==List of rulers==
The "Titles" section includes titles claimed by the king. The "Notes" section includes information on each ruler's parentage, important notes, and fate. In the early kingdom, succession was primarily based upon the principle of survival of the fittest among sons of the king. This practice resulted in a large degree of infighting among the king's sons before and after his death. Succession laws changed during the reign of [[Tiridates I]] to follow a modified male-only primogeniture, which later became male-only primogeniture whereby succession followed from father to eldest son, and so on until the reign of [[Tiridates V]] and the abolition of the monarchy in 1924.


In 1830, the personal union ended with the death of Manuel III and the Lihnidosi rebellion. The dissolution of a united Vardana saw the realm split into petty states, the most prominent of which continued to claim the defunct titles of Vardana.
A constitution was first, reluctantly, instituted during the waning years of reign of [[Aram IV]], and continued into the reign of Tiridates V. However, Tiridates V abolished the constitution and [[Congress of the Hazaraspid Kingdom|congress]] in 1921, and returned to absolute rule. This led to the Vardani revolution and the abolition of the monarchy. The current pretender is [[Jorin Hazarasp]].
==Full title==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
Until the dissolution of the monarchy in 1830, the full title of the monarch of Vardana was:
|-
 
! width="5%" | No.
[Name], by the Grace of God, Basileus of Vardana, of Aparan, of Sophene, of Kajnadzor, of Armavir, and of Ayrum, King of Tayk, Grand Prince of the East, First Venerable One, Bridger of Seas, Master of the Periclean and the Ozeros, Sovereign Ruler and Lord of the Scipian Provinces and the lands in between, Duke of Alba, Protector and Defender of the Apostolic Faith.
! width="20%" | Ruler
==Current claimants==
! width="80px" | Portrait
{{main|Succession to the Vardanan throne}}
! width="15%" | Reigned from
The dissolution of the Monarchy of Vardana resulted in numerous successor states, the most prominent of these continued to claim the mantle of Vardana. All claimants were related to the last monarch, [[Manuel III of Lihnidos and Vardana|Basileus Manuel III]], by blood or the Houses of Artavazd and Xanthi.
! width="15%" | Reigned until
 
! width="15%" | Reign length
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! width="15%" | Titles
! width="15%" | Notes
|-
| 25
| '''[[Aram IV]]'''<br />''<small>Արամ ԻՎ</small>''<br/><small>(1872–1924)</small>
| [[File:Sultan Murad V., 1876.jpg|100px]]
| 1 May 1896
| 3 January 1920
| {{ayd|1896|5|1|1920|1|3}}
| Sultan<br>Vardashah<br>Kaysr Albaniayi<br>Xakan<!--Khagan-->
| align="left" |
*Son of [[Mehvesh VI]] and TBD
*Reigned until his death.
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | Pretender
| 26
! Since
| '''[[Tiridates V]]'''<br />''<small>Տրդատ Դ</small>''<br/><small>(1872–1924)</small>
! House
| [[File:Reza Shah portrait.jpg|100px]]
! Claim
| 3 January 1920
! Heir apparent 
| 5 April 1924
| {{ayd|1920|1|3|1924|4|5}}
| Sultan<br>Vardashah<br>Kaysr Albaniayi<br>Xakan<!--Khagan-->
| align="left" |
*Son of [[Aram IV]] and TBD
*Reigned until his death.
|-
|-
| '''[[Aram, Prince of Iotopha]]'''
|}
| [[File:Amb.Zahedi.jpg|100px|center]]
==List of pretenders==
| 9 June 1966
 
| [[House of Hazaraspid|Hazarasp]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
| descendant of [[List of Vardanan monarchs|Basileus]] [[Stepan IV of Vardana|Stepan IV]] (1920–1923)
| [[Ardil Hazarasp|Prince Ardil Hazarasp]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Stella II of Lihnidos]]'''
! width="5%" | No.
| [[File:StellaVasiliou.jpg|100px|center]]
! width="20%" | Pretender
| 27 November 2007
! width="80px" | Portrait
| [[House of Vasiliou|Vasiliou]]
! width="15%" | Pretender from
| descendant of [[List of Vardanan monarchs|Basileus]] [[Manuel II of Lihnidos and Vardana|Manuel II]] (1785–1788)
! width="15%" | Pretender until
| [[Princess Efthymia, Duchess of Rhithasa]]
! width="15%" | Pretender length
! width="15%" | Titles
! width="15%" | Notes
|-
|-
| '''[[Christina Junia|Christina, Despotissa of Mysia]]'''
| —
| [[File:Lauren Bacall 1998.jpg|100px|center]]
| '''[[Jorin Hazarasp (born 1904)|Kaysr Jorin Gazi]]'''<br><small>Ձորին Ա</small><br><small>(1904–1966)</small>
| 7 April 1980
| [[File:Fazlollah zahedi.jpg|100px]]
| [[Junia family|Junia]]{{sup|1}}
| 5 April 1924
| descendant of [[List of Vardanan monarchs|Basileus]] [[Manuel II of Lihnidos and Vardana|Manuel II]] (1785–1788)
| 9 June 1966
| [[Michael Pinarius (born 1959)|Michael Pinarius]]
| {{ayd|1924|4|5|1966|6|9}}
| Sultan<br>Vardashah<br>Kaysr Albaniayi<br>Xakan<!--Khagan-->
| align="left" |
*Only surviving son of [[Tiridates V]] and [[Arine Hazarasp (consort)|Princess Arine Hazarasp]]
*Claim supported by group of Vardani noble exiles and established government-in-exile in [[Ghant]].
|-
|-
| '''[[Anastas, Despot of Derzene]]'''
| –
| [[File:Blank.png|100px|center]]
| '''[[Aram Hazarasp (born 1940)|Kaysr Aram Gazi]]'''<br><small>Արամ Դ</small><br><small>(1940–2021)</small>
| 22 April 2004
| [[File:John Rhys-Davies byVetulani.JPG|100px]]
| [[House of Tornikian-Artavazd|Tornikian-Artavazd]]
| 9 June 1966
| descendant of [[List of Vardanan monarchs|Basileus]] [[David V of Vardana|David V]] (1642–1666)
| 23 July 2021
| [[David of Derzene]]
| {{ayd|1966|6|9|2021|7|23}}
| Sultan<br>Vardashah<br>Kaysr Albaniayi<br>Xakan<!--Khagan-->
| align="left" |
*Eldest son of [[Jorin Hazarasp (born 1904)|Kaysr Jorin Gazi]] and [[Alaia of Ghant]]
*Held status as head of the Hazaraspid dynasty until death
*Second longest reigning head of the Hazaraspid dynasty
|-
|-
| '''[[Natan, Despot of Tayk]]'''
| –
| [[File:Blank.png|100px|center]]
| '''[[Jorin Hazarasp (born 1965)|Kaysr Jorin Gazi]]'''<br><small>Ձորին Բ</small><br><small>(born 1965)</small>
| 1 December 2001
| [[file:Jorin Hazarasp (portrait).jpg|100px]]
| [[House of Tsaghkadzor|Tsaghkadzor]]
| 23 July 2021
| descendant of [[List of Vardanan monarchs|Basileus]] [[David VI of Vardana|David VI]] (1666–1699)
| present
| [[Zoravar of Tayk]]
| {{ayd|2021|7|23}}
| Sultan<br>Vardashah<br>Kaysr Albaniayi<br>Xakan<!--Khagan-->
| align="left" |
*Eldest son of [[Jorin Hazarasp (born 1904)|Kaysr Jorin Gazi]] and [[Zabel Kordvatsi]]
*Heir apparent: [[Ardil Hazarasp]] (eldest son)
|-
|-
|}
|}
{{sup|1}} The Junii family is considered the chief heirs of Mysia as female-line descendants of the House of Kamytzes-Artavazd


==Seat==
The seat of the Vardanan monarchs from 1009 until 1699 was [[Leonopolis]], with its chief residence changing over time. Aparan Palace in the Aparan district held the distinction of being the longest used residence and oldest palace still extant in the city. From 1699 until 1830, [Palace] in Xanthi, [[Lihnidos]] served as the chief royal residence, while Lauseion in Leonopolis remained the monarch's chief residence in Vardana.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Monarchy of Iotopha]]
*[[House of Hazarasp|Hazaraspid dynasty]]
*[[Monarchy of Lihnidos]]
*[[Vardana#History|Hazaraspid Kingdom]]
*[[Monarchy of Mysia]]
*[[Monarchy of Perateia]]
*[[Count of the East]]
[[category:Vardana]]
[[category:Vardana]]

Latest revision as of 17:23, 11 May 2024

Sultan of the Hazaraspid Kingdom
Royal Badge of Vardana (Hazaraspid).svg
Royal Badge
Reza Shah portrait.jpg
Tiridates V
Details
First monarchHazarasp I
Last monarchTiridates V
Formationc.1323
Abolition5 April 1924
ResidenceTigranaberd
Pretender(s)Jorin Hazarasp

The sultan of the Hazaraspid Kingdom, who were all members of the Hazaraspid dynasty ruled over Vardana from its inception around 1323 to its dissolution in 1924 in the Vardani Revolution. At its height, the Hazaraspid kingdom spanned across territories of Vardana, Happara, and [peninsula]. It was first administered from the city of Thopsia before 1399, and them from the city of Norashen, later Hzadran and finally Metsamor from 1780 to 1924.

Historians have had difficulties discerning fact from legend in the earliest years of the dynasty's reign and its first ruler Hazarasp I. According to tradition, Hazarasp claimed desecent from a number of important or legendary figures, including [person] the legendary ruler of ancient Armavia and the final rulers of the Bayarid Empire through the Chuya, a tribe originating from the Chu River Valley in Uluujol. These traditions also claimed Hazarasp was the descendant of Ummār bint Mubashir, the son of the Prophet Mubashir. The eponymous dynasty, of 26 rules, ruled over all of what became Vardana for six centuries. The Hazaraspid Kingdom was dissolved in 1924 during the 1924 Vardani Revolution and the establishment of first Republic of Vardana.

Titles

At the onset of the dynastic kingdom, the king was referred to as Armashahs (Արմասահս; lit. "Ruler of Armava" or Shah of Armavia). As the Hazaraspids expanded into Nesilia, the rulers claimed additional titles borrowed from conquered peoples or for additional religious legitimacy. In 1432, Ardil I began to utilize the title of Sultan (Սուլթան; sult'an) as his primary title, along with Vardashah (Վարտանսահ; Shah of Vardana), which has been associated with the role of "Great King", as a key secondary title as the Hazaraspids continued to encroach on Perateian Nesilia.

Other titles claimed and utilized by the Hazaraspids include:

  • Kaysr Albaniayi (Caesar of Albania)
  • Malik
  • Xakan (Khan)

List of rulers

The "Titles" section includes titles claimed by the king. The "Notes" section includes information on each ruler's parentage, important notes, and fate. In the early kingdom, succession was primarily based upon the principle of survival of the fittest among sons of the king. This practice resulted in a large degree of infighting among the king's sons before and after his death. Succession laws changed during the reign of Tiridates I to follow a modified male-only primogeniture, which later became male-only primogeniture whereby succession followed from father to eldest son, and so on until the reign of Tiridates V and the abolition of the monarchy in 1924.

A constitution was first, reluctantly, instituted during the waning years of reign of Aram IV, and continued into the reign of Tiridates V. However, Tiridates V abolished the constitution and congress in 1921, and returned to absolute rule. This led to the Vardani revolution and the abolition of the monarchy. The current pretender is Jorin Hazarasp.

No. Ruler Portrait Reigned from Reigned until Reign length Titles Notes
25 Aram IV
Արամ ԻՎ
(1872–1924) 		Sultan Murad V., 1876.jpg 1 May 1896 3 January 1920 23 years, 247 days Sultan
Vardashah
Kaysr Albaniayi
Xakan
  • Son of Mehvesh VI and TBD
  • Reigned until his death.
26 Tiridates V
Տրդատ Դ
(1872–1924) 		Reza Shah portrait.jpg 3 January 1920 5 April 1924 4 years, 93 days Sultan
Vardashah
Kaysr Albaniayi
Xakan
  • Son of Aram IV and TBD
  • Reigned until his death.

List of pretenders

No. Pretender Portrait Pretender from Pretender until Pretender length Titles Notes
— Kaysr Jorin Gazi
Ձորին Ա
(1904–1966) 		Fazlollah zahedi.jpg 5 April 1924 9 June 1966 42 years, 65 days Sultan
Vardashah
Kaysr Albaniayi
Xakan
– Kaysr Aram Gazi
Արամ Դ
(1940–2021) 		John Rhys-Davies byVetulani.JPG 9 June 1966 23 July 2021 55 years, 44 days Sultan
Vardashah
Kaysr Albaniayi
Xakan
  • Eldest son of Kaysr Jorin Gazi and Alaia of Ghant
  • Held status as head of the Hazaraspid dynasty until death
  • Second longest reigning head of the Hazaraspid dynasty
– Kaysr Jorin Gazi
Ձորին Բ
(born 1965) 		File:Jorin Hazarasp (portrait).jpg 23 July 2021 present 3 years, 125 days Sultan
Vardashah
Kaysr Albaniayi
Xakan

See also

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