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| Orbelians Օրբելյաններ | |
|---|---|
| Nobility | |
 Princes Bughta and Burtel Orbelian, 1306 | |
| Parent house | Mamikonians |
| Country | Kingdom of Georgia |
| Founded | 11th Century |
| Founder | Liparit |
| Dissolution | 15th Century |
The Orbelian (Armenian: Օրբելյան) Armenian lords of the province of Syunik were a noble family of Armenia,[1][2] with a long history of political influence documented in inscriptions throughout the provinces of Vayots Dzor and Syunik, and recorded by the family historian Bishop Stepanos in his 1297 History of Syunik.[3][4]
- ^ Steven Runciman. The Emperor Romanus Lecapenus and his reign: a study of tenth-century Byzantium. — Cambridge University Press, 1988. — p. 160—161.:"The third great family of Armenia was the Orbelians of Siounia. Siounia was the large canton to the east of the country, which stretched from Lake Sevan to the southernmost bend of the Araxes. "
- ^ ↑ George Lane. Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule. — Hackett Publishing, 2009. — p. 205.:"The Orbelian family were Armenian nobles who established close relations with Mongols and were loyal servants of the II-Khans."
- ^ Brosset, M. F. S. Orbelian, Histoire de la Siounie, translated by M. F. Brosset, St Petersburg, 1866
- ^ Stephanos Orbelian. History of the Land of Sisakan. Tiflis, 1910