Vardan Areveltsi

Vardan Areveltsi
Bornc. 1198
Gandzak
Died1271
Khor Virap
Other namesVardan Mec[1]
EducationGoshavank, Khornashat Monastery
Occupation(s)Historian, geographer, philosopher
Known forHistorical Compilation

Vardan Areveltsi (Armenian: Վարդան Արևելցի; Vardan the Easterner, c. 1198 – 1271 AD) was a thirteenth-century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.[2] In addition to establishing numerous schools and monasteries, he also left behind a rich contribution to Armenian literature.[3] He is well known for writing Havakumn Patmutsyun (Historical Compilation), one of the first ever attempts to write a history of the world by an Armenian historian.

  1. ^ Robert W. Thomson. Vardan Arevelc'i // Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. (1200-1350) / Edited by David Thomas and Alex Mallett. — BRILL, 2012. — Vol. 4. — P. 444 "Vardan was known as Arevelc'i ('from the East'), or Mec ('great') to distinguish him from numerous other Vardans."
  2. ^ The Cambridge History of Iran / Edited by J. A. Boyle. — Cambridge University Press, 1968. — Vol. 5. — p. 42.:"The 7th/13th-century Armenian historian Vardan calls Toghril "leader of the Doger", another Oghuz tribe, who, unlike the Qiniq, did play a significant role in northern Iran"
  3. ^ Hovhannisyan, Petros. «Վարդան Արևելցի» (Vardan Areveltsi). Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. vol. xi. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1985, pp. 312-313. (in Armenian)