The house of Israelian, meliks of Jraberd
The Age of the Meliks, 1678-1828 - A Passage From History - Armenia Diaspora Conference Official Site: "6. The house of Israelian, meliks of Jraberd. The house of Israelian was the only one of the five in Karabagh that was not native to the region. The Israelids were, however, of ultimate Siunid origin, being a branch of the melik house of Tsaghadzor, who were themselves descended from the Proshids of Vayots-dzor, a branch of the princes of Khach'en. Melik Haykaz came to Karabah in 1687, where the Hasan-Jalalids gave him the old fortress of Ch' raberd 'water castle' at the confluence of the Terter and the T'rghin Rivers, together with the district around it. In addition to these original melik families, two other lines emerged later on. Melik Shahnazar of Gegham, having won favor with Shah 'Abbas I (1588-1629) during the latter's sojourn in Gegham following a campaign in Georgia, was rewarded by the grant of two additional lands: Varanda and Gardman, north of Giulistan. Melik Shahnazar appointed two of his brothers to rule these territories, each of whom founded his own line:""
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