Misplaced Pages

Atabeg: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 19:45, 12 January 2006 editVinni-Puh (talk | contribs)160 editsNo edit summary← Previous edit Revision as of 05:39, 18 January 2006 edit undoSouthernComfort (talk | contribs)6,757 edits cleaning upNext edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Atabeg''' or '''Atabey''' is a title of ] of ] origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a muslim ] (e.g. ] or ]) '''Atabeg''' or '''Atabey''' is a title of ] of ] origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a ].


The word ''atabeg'' means "father of the prince". When a ] prince died leaving minor heirs, a guardian would be appointed to protect and guide the young princes. These guardians would often marry their ward's widowed mothers, thus assuming a sort of surrogate fatherhood. The word ''atabeg'' means "father of the prince." When a ] prince died, leaving minor heirs, a guardian would be appointed to protect and guide the young princes. These guardians would often marry their ward's widowed mothers, thus assuming a sort of surrogate fatherhood.


The title of Atabeg was common during the ] (Turkic tribes) rule of the near-east starting in the ]. It was common in ] (now ]) and Persia (now ]). The most famous Atabeg was perhaps ], who became Atabeg of ] in ] and soon established himself as an independent ruler of much of northern Mesopotamia and Syria (including ]). After the end of Seljuq rule the title was used only intermittently. The title of Atabeg was common during the Seljuk rule of the Near East starting in the ]. It was common in ] (]) and ] (]). The most famous Atabeg was perhaps ], who became Atabeg of ] in ] and soon established himself as an independent ruler of much of northern Mesopotamia and Syria (including ]). After the end of Seljuk rule the title was used only intermittently.


Amongst the Turcoman tribes, as in Persia, the rank was senior to a ] (unlike the Mongol system). Amongst the ] tribes, as in Persia, the rank was senior to a ].


* In Persian, the style ''Atabeg i-Azam'' was occasionally used as an alternative title for the Shahinshah's ] (i.e. Grand Vizier), notably in 1916 for a Qajar (imperial dynasty) prince, Major-General H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan 'Abdu'l Majid Mirza In ], the style ''Atabeg-e-Azam'' was occasionally used as an alternative title for the ]'s ] (''Grand Vizier''), notably in ] for a ] prince, Major-General Shahzada Sultan 'Abdu'l Majid Mirza.


==Sources== ==Sources==

Revision as of 05:39, 18 January 2006

Atabeg or Atabey is a title of nobility of Turkic origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a monarch.

The word atabeg means "father of the prince." When a Seljuk prince died, leaving minor heirs, a guardian would be appointed to protect and guide the young princes. These guardians would often marry their ward's widowed mothers, thus assuming a sort of surrogate fatherhood.

The title of Atabeg was common during the Seljuk rule of the Near East starting in the 12th century. It was common in Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Persia (Iran). The most famous Atabeg was perhaps Zengi, who became Atabeg of Mosul in 1128 and soon established himself as an independent ruler of much of northern Mesopotamia and Syria (including Aleppo). After the end of Seljuk rule the title was used only intermittently.

Amongst the Turkmen tribes, as in Persia, the rank was senior to a Khan.

In Persian, the style Atabeg-e-Azam was occasionally used as an alternative title for the Shah's Vazir-e-Azam (Grand Vizier), notably in 1916 for a Qajar prince, Major-General Shahzada Sultan 'Abdu'l Majid Mirza.

Sources

Categories: