Մահկանաբերդցիների (Սադունեանների) իշխանական տունը ԺԲ.-ԺԴ. դարերում
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1998
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The author divides his research regarding the Mahkanabertsis into five sections: a) Name and origin of the family; b) The nature and scope of their activity; c) Their feuds and connections; d) Their sectarian inclination and ethnocultural imagel;
e) Genealogy.
According to the author, the Mahkanabertsi family has a respected place among those who represent the leading feudal families of the 12th-13th centuries Armenia.
During its peak in power the members of this family influenced not only Armenia, but played a significant role in the fate of Eastern Georgia, particularly during the decades between 1270 and 1290.
Unlike the other Armenian feudal families of the time, the Mahkanapertsis had singularly strong connections with diverse cultural, sectarian and ethnic factions. Oftentimes they were more active abroad than in Armenia proper.
After thorough and detailed discussions, the author concludes that the family's origins are deeply rooted in a nigh ranking Armenian family; the family had 2 periods of ascendance: first from 1150-1180, when a member of the family became mayor of Tbilisi (and consequently a predecessor of the Zakarian noble Armenian family); second, during 1270-1290, when the family became allied with the Mongols. Their fuedal holdings and properties were mainly located in northern Armenia; some of them were Armenian Orthodox, others had become Chalcedonic with strong links with the monasteries of Haghpat, Sanahin and Kobayr; they had familial ties with Armenian, Georgian, Iranian, Moslem and Turkish high-ranking families.
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Մարգարեան, Հ., Գ., «Մահկանաբերդցիների (Սադունեանների) իշխանական տունը ԺԲ.-ԺԴ. դարերում», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 1997, Պէյրութ, էջ 9-40