Ayrums: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Ayrums''' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]]: ''ayrım''; {{lang-hy|այրում}}) are an [[Urum]] tribe of the [[Caucasus]], believed to be |
'''Ayrums''' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]]: ''ayrım''; {{lang-hy|այրում}}) are an [[Urum]] tribe of the [[Caucasus]], believed to be the descendants of earlier [[Greeks|Greek]] [[colonialists]] present in the area. More recently, they have become assimilated by [[Azeris]], [[Armenians]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}, and other [[Caucasian peoples]]. In the early 20th century, small pockets of Ayrums migrated to [[Turkey]] and [[Iran]]. Toponyms derived from the word "Ayrum" still exist (or existed until recent decades) in northwestern [[Azerbaijan]] and northeastern [[Armenia]], e.g. Mets Ayrum, Pokr Ayrum, Baganis-Ayrum, Polad-Ayrum, Gushchu-Ayrum, etc. |
||
==History== |
==History== |
||
Some ethnographers, such as Veniamin Kobychev and Alasgar Alakbarov, believed that those [[Azerbaijani people|Azeris]] from [[Azerbaijan]]'s [[Gazakh]] and [[Agstafa]] districts, as well as from [[Armenia]]'s [[Tavush]] province, who are referred to by a sub-ethnic term "Ayrum", in fact descend from [[Hayhurum]]s{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and Greek Orthodox [[Caucasian Albania]]ns, who were later Islamized.<ref>[http://mestchora.chat.ru/azerb1.html Ethnotoponymic Data on the Settlement of Turkic-Speaking Tribes in Azerbaijan] by G.D.Agayev (in Russian). Retrieved 22 September 2006</ref>{{Dead link|date=January 2010}} However, this theory was challenged by theories advanced by Vladimir Minorsky, [[Ivan Meshchaninov]] and Mammad-Hasan Valiyev (Baharli){{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}, who argued that Ayrums were originally Turkic-speaking late migrants from either [[Persia]] or the [[Ottoman empire]]. |
|||
==Notable Ayrums== |
==Notable Ayrums== |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
*[[Hayhurum]] |
*[[Hayhurum]] |
||
*[[Caucasian Albania]] |
*[[Caucasian Albania]] |
||
*[[Greek Muslims]] |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 04:45, 18 July 2011
Ayrums (Azeri: ayrım; Template:Lang-hy) are an Urum tribe of the Caucasus, believed to be the descendants of earlier Greek colonialists present in the area. More recently, they have become assimilated by Azeris, Armenians[citation needed], and other Caucasian peoples. In the early 20th century, small pockets of Ayrums migrated to Turkey and Iran. Toponyms derived from the word "Ayrum" still exist (or existed until recent decades) in northwestern Azerbaijan and northeastern Armenia, e.g. Mets Ayrum, Pokr Ayrum, Baganis-Ayrum, Polad-Ayrum, Gushchu-Ayrum, etc.
History
Some ethnographers, such as Veniamin Kobychev and Alasgar Alakbarov, believed that those Azeris from Azerbaijan's Gazakh and Agstafa districts, as well as from Armenia's Tavush province, who are referred to by a sub-ethnic term "Ayrum", in fact descend from Hayhurums[citation needed] and Greek Orthodox Caucasian Albanians, who were later Islamized.[1][dead link] However, this theory was challenged by theories advanced by Vladimir Minorsky, Ivan Meshchaninov and Mammad-Hasan Valiyev (Baharli)[citation needed], who argued that Ayrums were originally Turkic-speaking late migrants from either Persia or the Ottoman empire.
Notable Ayrums
- Noush-Afarin Ayromlou, who was Reza Shah of Iran's mother.
- Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlou, Reza Shah's second wife and the queen-consort of Iran.
- General Muhammad-Husayn Ayrom, Tadj ol-Molouk's first cousin and a high-ranking general in the Persian Cossack Brigade.
See also
References
- ^ Ethnotoponymic Data on the Settlement of Turkic-Speaking Tribes in Azerbaijan by G.D.Agayev (in Russian). Retrieved 22 September 2006
 | This Azerbaijan-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |