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    was appointed marzban by Yazdegerd II's grandson, Kavad I (r. 488–531). Jews were also the subject of persecution under Yazdegerd II; he is said to have...
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    The Marzbān-nāma (Persian: مرزبان‌نامه, lit. 'Book of Marzban') is an early 13th-century Persian prose work. It consists of "various didactic stories...
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    defeated and killed Adhur Gushnasp, and thereafter declared Sahak II Bagratuni as the new marzban. He also kept repelling several Sasanian counter-attacks. In...
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    province (shahr), governed by a non-royal delegate (marzban or shahrab) of the Sasanian shah. In 379, Shapur II designated Ardashir as his successor, and made...
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  • ancestors of Smbat III, allied with Armenian marzbane. Sahak II and Smbat IV were marzbans of Armenia. The rulers of the dynasty traditionally continued...
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    covenant he would proclaim as the new marzban of Armenia, and proclaimed Sahak II Bagratuni as the new marzban. However, Adhur Gushnasp returned from...
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  • II Mamikonian (Armenian: Մուշեղ Բ Մամիկոնյան) was an Armenian nobleman from the Mamikonian family. During his later life he was nominated as Marzban of...
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  • Sahak II may refer to: Sahak II Bagratuni, marzban of Persian Armenia in 481–482 Sahak II of Cilicia, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia in 1902–1939...
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  • Marzban was an official title for a political and/or military leader in charge of a border province of the Parthian or Sasanian Empire. According to Shahrestaniha...
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    noble Philip Siwni, marzbān 574–576, Armenian noble Mushegh II Mamikonian, marzbān 591?, Armenian noble Varaztirots II Bagratuni, marzbān 628 – after 631...
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    Al-Nabawiyya (Ibn Kathir) Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya Al-Khasais-ul-Kubra Siyer-i Nebi Marzban-nama Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet Muhammad:...
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    the marzban of Armenia. According to Lazar, however, Mushkan was dismissed and sent back to Iran after he reported the Iranian losses to Yazdegerd II, who...
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  • Sahak II Bagratuni (Armenian: Սահակ Բ Բագրատունի), was an Armenian nobleman from the Bagratuni dynasty. He served as the marzban of Persian Armenia briefly...
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    suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire. The period includes when it was ruled by Marzbans (governors) appointed by the Sasanid Iranian king, and later through the...
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  • Al-Nabawiyya (Ibn Kathir) Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya Al-Khasais-ul-Kubra Siyer-i Nebi Marzban-nama Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet Muhammad:...
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    with an armed force of more than 6000 men and horses, fought against the Marzban, who served an ambiguously named Persian king in the battle of Salut in...
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    provinces (marzban). Most of these positions were patrimonial, and many were passed down through a single family for generations. The marzbans of greatest...
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    Armenia Maior), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire under Tigranes II, was an Armenian kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC...
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    almost corresponding to the present-day Iranian Azerbaijan. Governed by a marzban ("margrave"), it functioned as an important frontier (and later religious)...
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    "The Last Time I Saw Paris" Music: Jerome Kern Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1941) "White Christmas" Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin (1942) "You'll Never...
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  • 482–484, and replaced by Sahak II Bagratuni. Adhur Gushnasp is first mentioned in 465, when he was appointed as the marzban ("margrave") of the province...
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  • sultan, Abdul Hamid II. The series gained support[clarification needed] in Turkey, and support from the descendants of Abdul Hamid II Harun and Dündar Osmanoğlu...
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    Archived 2 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine referencing Sirah by Ibn Hisham, vol. II, page 409. Rodinson 2002, p. 261. Harold Wayne Ballard, Donald N. Penny, W...
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  • Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam is a downloadable content pack developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive for the grand...
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    of Kirman"). The non-royal governors of the province bore the title of marzban. The name of the province is derived from Old Persian Karmāna; the etymology...
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    films Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023). Rai's off-screen roles include being an ambassador for several charity...
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    the country. A lawsuit was filed against Khan and Rao at Jaunpur in ACJM II court. Khan was dropped as brand ambassador of the government's official Incredible...
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    Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar...
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    of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time. His next release, Billa II (2012), was Tamil cinema's first prequel. Ajith has also been abroad for various...
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    instead of the more conventional marzban, which was held by the rest of the Iranian frontier wardens. Like the other marzbans, the position was hereditary...
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