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Zakarids

12th–14th centuries · 12th century · Also known as Mkhargrdzeli, Zakarid dynasty, Zakarian dynasty

The Zakarids, or Mkhargrdzeli, were an Armenian noble family who served the kings of Georgia as commanders. Under Queen Tamar the brothers Zakare and Ivane took Ani in 1199 and much of Armenia from the Shaddadids and Seljuks, ruling it as Georgian vassals. From the 1230s they became vassals of the Mongols.

Zakarids
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zakarids. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zakarids
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