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Court officials of the Kingdom of Georgia

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Khutlubuga was amirspasalar for the Kingdom of Georgia from 1289 to 1293. Church of the Holy Sign. Haghpat Monastery, southern wall. Late 13th century.[1]

The court officials of the Kingdom of Georgia, were in charge of the royal court.

The chronological lists below are not exhaustive, since there exist large gaps in the historical record.

Majordomo

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The majordomo (Georgian: msakhurtukhutsesi) was the chief official of the court.

Name First record in office Final record in office Title(s)
Apridon 1178 1184
Vardan I Dadiani 1185 1911
Ivane I Zakarian 1191 1207
Vache I Vachutian 1207[2] ?
Vahram Gageli 1212 1230
Manavel (son of Vache) 1230 1245
Grigol Surameli 1245 1260
Bega II Surameli 1260 1280
Hamada Surameli 1280 1290

Chancellor

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The Chancellor (Georgian: mtsignobartukhutsesi) was the head of the government.

Name First record in office Final record in office Title(s)
George of Chqondidi 1105 1118
Svimeon 1118 1140
John 1179
Anton Gnolistavisdze 1177 1204
Michael IV of Georgia 1184 1185/6
Theodore II of Georgia 1204 1207
Arsen of Georgia 1063 1248
Basil 1250 1265

Treasurer

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The treasurer (Georgian: mechurchletukhutsesi) was the official responsible for running the treasury.

Fresco of Rustaveli in the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem
Name First record in office Final record in office Title(s)
Ivane III Vardanisdze
Ivane Kolonkelisdze 1177/1178
Qutlu Arslan 1177 1185
Kakhaber Vardanisdze 1185
Abulasan 1185 1188
Shalva Akhaltsikheli 1212 1222
Shota Rustaveli
Ivane I Jaqeli 1191 1247
Gamrekeli Toreli 1241
Mamucha 1241/1242
Kakha III Toreli 1250s 1270s

Master of ceremonies

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The master of ceremonies (Georgian: Mandaturtukhutsesi) was responsible for conducting ceremonies such as coronations and receptions of foreign ambassadors.

Shalva Akhaltsikheli, Mandaturtukhutsesi from 1202/03 to 1215
Name First record in office Final record in office Title(s)
Ivane III Vardanisdze
Ivane I Orbeli
Sumbat I Orbeli 1155
Ivane II Orbeli 1160 1178
Kubasar 1178 1184
Chiaber 1185 1195
Zakare II Zakarian 1195 1202/03
Shalva Akhaltsikheli 1202/03 1215
Shahnshah Zakarian 1223 1261
Avag-Sargis III Zakarian 1261 1268
Ivane II Zakarian 1268 1285
Beka I Jaqeli 1285 1308
Sargis II Jaqeli 1308 1334

Marshal

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The marshal (Georgian: amirspasalar) had charge of the royal stables, i.e. "Commander-in-Chief" of the army.

Probable mural of Shahnshah Zakarian, amirspasalar in 1240, as a donator at Kobayr Monastery Chapel, painted in the 1270s.[3][4]
Name First record in office Final record in office Title(s)
Ivane I Orbeli 1128
Sumbat I Orbeli 1128 1155
Kirkash Abuletisdze 1155 1156
Ivane II Orbeli 1156 1178
Kubasar 1178 1184
Sargis Zakarian 1185 1187
Gamrekeli Toreli 1187 1189
Chiaber 1090 1091
Zakare II Zakarian 1191 1212
Shahnshah Zakarian 1212 1240
Avag Zakarian 1242 1250
Zakare III Zakarian 1250 1262
Ivane III Abuletisdze 1260 1272
Sadun of Mankaberd 1272 1281/1282
Khutlubuga 1289 1293
Mkhargrdzeli (son of Shanshe I) 1285
Shahnshah II Zakarian 1290 1310
Qvarqvare I Jaqeli 1334 1361
Aghbugha I Jaqeli 1361 1391

Tutor

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The tutor (Georgian: atabeg) came to be denominated as Samtskhe-Saatabago, the latter element meaning "of the atabags".[5]

Name First record in office Final record in office Title(s)
Ivane I Zakarian 1207 1227
Avag Zakarian 1227 1250
Zakare III Zakarian[6] 1250 1260
Ivane III Abuletisdze 1260 1272
Sadun of Mankaberd 1272 1281/1282
Tarsaich Orbelian 1284 1289
Mkhargrdzeli (grandson of Shanshe I) 1285
Khutlubugha[7] 1292 1293
Shahnshah II Zakarian[7] 1294 1306
Sargis II Jaqeli[7] 1306 1334
Aghbugha I Jaqeli 1361 1391

Feudal office/title

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hakobyan, Zaruhi A. (2021). "The Frescoes of the Haghpat Monastery in the Historical-Confessional Context of the 13th Century". Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art. 11: 265. doi:10.18688/aa2111-02-21.
  2. ^ მეფეთა მეფე თამარის გარდაცვალების თარიღი "ოთხმეზურის წაკითხვით წარწერის ჩამონათვალში მსახურთუხუცესად ივანეს ნაცვლად ვაჩე იხსენიება, რაც, მისი აზრით, იმას ნიშნავს, რომ თამარის გარდაცვალების, მისი ვარაუდით, 1207 წელს, ამ სახელოს მფლობელი ვაჩეა, ხოლო ივანე ამ დროისთვის ათაბეგია."
  3. ^ Evans, Helen C.; Anderson, Benjamin; Aslanian, Sebouh David; Balakian, Peter; Eastmond, Antony; Jones, Lynn A.; Mathews, Thomas F.; Piñon, Erin; Qiu, Earnestine M.; Richardson, Kristina L. (10 January 2022). Art and Religion in Medieval Armenia. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-1-58839-737-9.
  4. ^ Дрампян, Ирина Рубеновна (1979). Фрески Кобайра (in Armenian). Советакан грох. p. 20. Shahnshah , of the Zakarian family. Though we don't have documental informations concerning the paintings of the Aisle , the portraits of the donators whom we consider to be Shahnshah and his wife allow us to look upon the painting as one close to the date of the Big Church ; the likeness in the artistic style confirms this suggestion
  5. ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 438, n. 1. Georgetown University Press.
  6. ^ Mikaberidze, Alexander (6 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4422-4146-6.
  7. ^ a b c Mikaberidze, Alexander (6 February 2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4422-4146-6.

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