Gurgānān

URI https://medievalmideast.org/person/15172

People of the region Gurgān

Names

  • Hebrew: גורגנין = GWRGNYN 1
  • Syriac: ܗܘܪ̈ܩܐܢܝܐ = HWRQʾΝYʾ 2
  • Syriac: ܗܘܪ̈ܝܩܝܐ = HWRYQYʾ 3

Attributes

  • Group

Temporal Data

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Event DescriptionDate
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Michael the Syrian2-3 before 11991195-1199?15982009

Sources

  • 1Gurganim: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 62 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim, ed., The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex of the Chronicle of Michael the Great (Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2009), 79 [Syriac].
    • Hyrcaniens: J.-B. Chabot, trans., Chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901), I, 119, 120 [French].
  • 3Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim, ed., The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex of the Chronicle of Michael the Great (Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2009), 18 [Syriac].
    • Hyriqoyê: J.-B. Chabot, trans., Chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901), I, 32 [French].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, et al., “Gurgānān” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/person/15172.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; abstract; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching, Syriac collection and transliteration from Michael's chronicle
  • Liran Yadgar: matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Jessica Mutter: matching from Michael's chronicle
  • McKenzie Cady: categorization from Michael's chronicle
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