Ostikan
Sign in to saveOstikan () was the title used by Armenians for the governors of the early Caliphates. In modern historiography, it is chiefly used for the caliphal governors of the province of Arminiya, which included Greater Armenia.
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Vinony's link graph records 24 inbound references to Ostikan, and connects out to Armenian, Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Armenians.
Vinony files it under Armenian words and phrases, Arminiya and Gubernatorial titles.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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5 sectionsContents
- Arab governors of Armenia
- Early governors
- Emirs (Ostikans) {{anchor|Emirs}}
- Sources
- References
Ostikan () was the title used by Armenians for the governors of the early Caliphates. In modern historiography, it is chiefly used for the caliphal governors of the province of Arminiya, which included Greater Armenia.
== Arab governors of Armenia ==
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