Atabeg

Atabeg, Atabek,^[1] or Atabey is a hereditary title of nobility of Turkic origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a monarch and charged with raising the crown prince. The first instance of the title's use was with early Seljuk Turks who bestowed it on the Persian vizier Nizam al-Mulk.^[1]^[2] It was later used in the Kingdom of Georgia, first within the Armeno-Georgian family of Mkhargrdzeli as a military title and then within the house of Jaqeli as princes of Samtskhe.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Seljūks" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 609.
^ Atabak, Encyclopedia Iranica. Accessed February 1, 2007. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/atabak-turkish-atabeg-lit
^ The Turco-Mongol Invasions, Reactions of the Armenian Lords, Mongol Control Techniques Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[EB1911-1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Seljūks" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 609.

[2] Atabak, Encyclopedia Iranica. Accessed February 1, 2007. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/atabak-turkish-atabeg-lit

[3] The Turco-Mongol Invasions, Reactions of the Armenian Lords, Mongol Control Techniques Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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