12 P'awstosi Buzandats'woy Patmut'iwn hayots' [P'awstos Buzand's History of Armenia] (Venice, 1933, 4th printing), III. 4 p. 21 [PB]. [Since the publication of this article, an English translation of P'awstos' entire History made by the present writer has been published: P'awstos Buzand's History of the Armenians (New York, 1985).

13 PB, III. 8 p. 31: "...The sparapet Vach'e and brave Vahan Amatuni arrested Databe, brought him before the great king Xosrov, and killed him by lapidation as a man who would betray his land, brigade, and the troops of his lord. [Databe's] azg, wife and children were located there in the stronghold of the prince of Erhshtunik', which was called the island of Aght'amar. Sparapet Vach'e got into a boat, crossed over to the island, and left neither male nor female alive. Thus was the azgatohm of that naxarardom eliminated, and their tun was seized for the Crown".

14 PB, III 9 p. 32. On the office of bdeashx see J. Markwart, "Hay bdeashxk' [The Armenian Bdeashxk']", Handes Amsoreay (1903) pp. 1-5, 114-19.

15 On the confiscation of land for the Crown, see A.G. Perikhanian, "Drevnearmianskie vostaniki [The Ostanik's in Ancient Armenia]", Vestnik drevnei istorii 2(1956) pp. 44-58. In the event of the extermination of all male clanmembers, sole-surviving female children, apparently, were able to pass their clans' properties and prerogatives to the clans of their husbands. see, e.g., PB, III 9 (cited in the text), Movses Xorenats'i, II 78, and Ghazar P'arpets'i, I. 37.

16 PB, III. 11 pp. 38-9.

17 PB, III. 5 p. 22.

18 PB, III. 15 p. 54.

19 PB, III. 18 pp. 57-8. Years later, the sole-surviving Shawasp Artsruni avenged his clan's extermination by murdering Hayr: "Now when he had reached this place, the judgment of the Lord's anger was visited upon the impious Hayr for his deeds and words. He was betrayed into the hands of a man named Shawasp, a remnant of the Artsrunik' azg. While [Hayr] was seated in a wagon and was travelling on the road, Shawasp approached and began to tell the mardpet a fictitious story, saying: 'I saw a bear as white as the snow'. And he charmed the mardpet into getting out of the wagon and mounting a steed. Then they entered the forest and lay in wait. When they were in the bushes, Shawasp remained somewhat behind. He hit the eunuch Hayr with an arrow from behind that went right through him. Hayr fell to the ground and perished"."PB, IV. 14 p. 124.

20 PB, IV. 2 p. 76. Also see the list in IV. 11 p. 113.

21 PB, IV. 19 pp. 137-38.

22 PB, IV. 53 p. 171. During the Iranian invasions of the late 360s, the shah Shahpuhr II (310-379) tried to exterminate the House of Siwnik': "They killed all the mature males of the azg of the Siwnik' tohm, and killed all the women; and [Shahpuhr] ordered that all the young boys should be made eunuchs and be sent to the country of Iran". IV. 58 p. 183.

23 PB, IV. 55 p. 177.

24 PB, V. 8 p. 213: "Then sparapet Mushegh went against the king of Iberia [Georgia], greatly harassing him. He struck the country and defeated the entire land of Iberia. He put to the sword all the azats and naxarar azgs he could find. Sparapet Mushegh ordered that the P'arhawazeans be crucified in the land of Iberia. He seized and beheaded the bdeashx of Gugark', who previously had served the king of Armenia but had rebelled. He destroyed the males of [that] azg and took the women and daughters into captivity. Similarly, he beheaded all the naxarars in those parts who had rebelled from the king of Armenia. He took the entire district, taking hostages and putting the remainder under taxation. He conquered as far as the old boundary which existed between the country of Armenia and the country of Iberia, namely, the great Kura river, and then he turned back". V. 15 p. 215.

25 PB, V. 16 p. 216: "Then general Mushegh turned to the Aghdznik' country, striking the country with great blows, for they too had rebelled from the king of Armenia. He arrested the bdeashx of Aghdznik', destroyed his women in his presence, took their sons into captivity, put the survivors under taxation, left overseers and ostikans, and then departed the country of Aghdznik'. 17. After that, they invaded Greater Tsop'k', since [that district] had rebelled. Mushegh subjected the district of Greater Tsop'k' to pillage. He put its azgs to the sword, took hostages and put the people under taxation" V. 16-17, p. 216.

26 PB, V. 32 pp. 235-37.

27 PB, V. 34 p. 238.

28 ibid.

29 PB, V. 35 pp. 238-40.

30 PB, V. 37 p. 242.

31 PB, V. 37 p. 243.

32 PB, V. 37 p. 245.

33 PB, V. 37 p. 247. On the term tikin ("queen") cf. C.J.F. Dowsett "Armenian Ter, Tikin, Tiezerk'," Ecole des langues orientales de l'Institut Catholique, Memorial du Cinquantenaire 1914-1964 (Paris, 1964), pp. 135-45.

34 PB, V. 44 p. 258.

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