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'''Martvatsa''' ({{wp|Georgian language| | [[File:Martvatsa.png|thumb|right|A meeting between a Chiskor (fourth from the left), an [[Ela]], and several Mtavaris, and retainers]] | ||
'''Martvatsa''' ({{wp|Georgian language|Khamli}}: მართვაცა ''martvatsa'') was a form of government practiced by the Rasmi people, particularly in mainland Auressia. | |||
The word Martvatsa derives from the Khamli ''martva'' and {{wp|Chechen language|Kitsi}} ''tsa'', which literally means ''commands from the tsa'' or ''tent government''. This is in reference to both the itinerant nature of mainland Rasmi, and how the leader of a martvatsa or bayrakh would issue their decrees and edicts from a semi-open tsa which would often feature their {{wp|Tug (banner)|buntsuk}}. | |||
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chiskor ჩისქორი - leader of the martvatsa, from Svan for gateway, threshold | chiskor ჩისქორი - leader of the martvatsa, from Svan for gateway, threshold | ||
mtavari მთავარი - chief | mtavari მთავარი - chief, head of a bayrakh | ||
martvatsa მართვაცა - tent government from Rasmi martva 'government' and Chechen 'tsa' tent/temporary dwelling | martvatsa მართვაცა - tent government from Rasmi martva 'government' and Chechen 'tsa' tent/temporary dwelling | ||
zaor - meeting 'battle' from adyghe | zaor - meeting 'battle' from adyghe | ||
surkho - hereditary military nobility | |||
bayrakh - banner, administrative division | |||
Revision as of 01:02, 9 February 2021
Martvatsa (Khamli: მართვაცა martvatsa) was a form of government practiced by the Rasmi people, particularly in mainland Auressia.
The word Martvatsa derives from the Khamli martva and Kitsi tsa, which literally means commands from the tsa or tent government. This is in reference to both the itinerant nature of mainland Rasmi, and how the leader of a martvatsa or bayrakh would issue their decrees and edicts from a semi-open tsa which would often feature their buntsuk.
Notes
chiskor ჩისქორი - leader of the martvatsa, from Svan for gateway, threshold
mtavari მთავარი - chief, head of a bayrakh
martvatsa მართვაცა - tent government from Rasmi martva 'government' and Chechen 'tsa' tent/temporary dwelling
zaor - meeting 'battle' from adyghe
surkho - hereditary military nobility
bayrakh - banner, administrative division