Monarchy of Vardana
| Sultan of the Hazaraspid Kingdom | |
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 Tiridates V | |
| Details | |
| First monarch | Hazarasp I |
| Last monarch | Tiridates V |
| Formation | c.1323 |
| Abolition | 5 April 1924 |
| Residence | Tigranaberd |
| 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 Puminiayi (Caesar of Paomania)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tiridates V Տրդատ Դ (1872–1924) |
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3 January 1920 | 5 April 1924 | 4 years, 93 days | Sultan Vardashah Kaysr Puminiayi Xakan |
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List of pretenders
| No. | Pretender | Portrait | Pretender from | Pretender until | Pretender length | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kaysr Jorin Gazi Ձորին Ա (1904–1966) |
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5 April 1924 | 9 June 1966 | 42 years, 65 days | Sultan Vardashah Kaysr Puminiayi Xakan |
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| – | Kaysr Aram Gazi Արամ Դ (1940–2021) |
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9 June 1966 | 23 July 2021 | 55 years, 44 days | Sultan Vardashah Kaysr Puminiayi Xakan |
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| – | Kaysr Aram Gazi Ձորին Բ (born 1965) |
23 July 2021 | present | 3 years, 125 days | Sultan Vardashah Kaysr Puminiayi Xakan |
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