Արմինիյա արաբական նահանգի ու նրա վարչական միաւորների բնակչութեան մօտաւոր թուաքանակը
| dc.contributor.author | Արսէն Շահինեան | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-29T13:44:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-29T13:44:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this article the author tries to estimate the population figures in the lands of the Armenian Highlands and the Southern Caucasus, which were administratively united by the Arab Caliphate under the name Wilayat of Arminiya in the 8ᵗʰ and 9ᵗʰ centuries. The author notes that from among the five basic taxes of the Caliphate only two were widely applied in Arminiya: the Kharaj and the Jizya, of which eventually only the Jizya tax prevailed. The author explains that Wilayat of Arminiya consisted of three parts: Arminiya I (Greater Armenia proper with certain exclusions), Arminiya II (Arran, i.e. Albania) and Arminiya III (Jurzan, i.e. Eastern Georgia). The first census in the Caliphate was conducted in 725–726, but a historian of the time confirms that the documents of what was considered to be the finance office of the Caliphate were burnt to ashes in 799–800. Accordingly, the author finds it almost impossible to reconstruct the taxing data of the 8ᵗʰ century Caliphate. The author notes, however, that the 819–820 Caliphate tax accounts have been preserved, and this enables researchers to reconstruct the taxing data of the Caliphate in Wilayat Arminiya. Based on various hints and information collected from several historians and geographers of the 9ᵗʰ and 10ᵗʰ centuries, including Abu Yusuf, Al-Baladzuri, Ibn Hawkal, Al-Jahšiari, Ibn Khurdadzbih, Al-Kudama, Al-Tabari and Al-Jaqubi, the author reconstructs the Caliphate taxing system of the Christian areas in Wilayat Arminiya and argues that it was a stable and almost constant system. Finally, the author delves into a reconstruction of the amount taxed from Wilayat Arminiya and, by calculating the amount of taxes collected from each capable working male, he estimates that Wilayat Arminiya had a population of around 1.5 million. Of these, Arminiya I had about 750,000 inhabitants, Arminiya II about 650,000 and Arminiya III about 100,000. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Շահինեան, Ա., «Արմինիյա արաբական նահանգի ու նրա վարչական միաւորների բնակչութեան մօտաւոր թուաքանակը», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2014, Պէյրութ, էջ 195-203 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://haigrepository.haigazian.edu.lb/handle/123456789/1139 | |
| dc.title | Արմինիյա արաբական նահանգի ու նրա վարչական միաւորների բնակչութեան մօտաւոր թուաքանակը |
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