Daniel-Bek of Sassun
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Daniel-Bek of Sassun was an Armenia
n Bek
in Sassun (the province Sassun or Sason
of Western Armenia
) in the second half of the 18th century. His grandson was Khachatur-Bek of Mush
(the town Mush
of Western Armenia), who lived in the first half of the 19th century. Khachar
and Garegin Khachatryan
, both prominent Armenian artists and ideologists of Armenian liberation, were descendents of his House.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n Bek
Khagan Bek
-History:Khazar kingship was divided between the khagan and the Bek or Khagan Bek. Contemporary Arab historians related that the Khagan was purely a spiritual ruler or figurehead with limited powers, while the Bek was responsible for administration and military affairs.In the Khazar Correspondence,...
in Sassun (the province Sassun or Sason
Sason
Sason is a district in the Batman Province of Turkey. It was formerly part of the sanjak of Siirt, which was in Diyarbakır vilayet until 1880 and in Bitlis vilayet in 1892. Later it became part of Muş sanjak in Bitlis vilayet, and remained part of Muş until 1927...
of Western Armenia
Western Armenia
Western Armenia is a term, primarily used by Armenians, to refer to Armenian-inhabited areas of the Armenian Highland that were part of the Ottoman Empire and now are part of the Republic of Turkey....
) in the second half of the 18th century. His grandson was Khachatur-Bek of Mush
Khachatur-Bek of Mush
Khachatur-Bek of Mush was an Armenian Bek in the first half of the 19th century. He was from the town Mush of Western Armenia. His family house was in the Surb Marineh Church's quarter in Mush. His grandfather was Daniel-Bek of Sassun, an Armenian Bek from Sassun in the second half of the 18th...
(the town Mush
Mus
-Computing:* Mus, a file extension used by Finale * MUS, the internal music format used in Doom -Three-letter acronyms:* Mitsubishi UFJ Securities * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius...
of Western Armenia), who lived in the first half of the 19th century. Khachar
Rafik Khachatryan
Rafik Khachatryan was an Armenian sculptor.File:Banakum carayelis.jpg|thumb|right|...
and Garegin Khachatryan
Garegin Khachatryan
Garegin Khachatryan was an Armenian sculptor, artist, and freedom fighter.-Biography:Garegin Khachatryan was born in Yerevan, 17 September 1975....
, both prominent Armenian artists and ideologists of Armenian liberation, were descendents of his House.