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Snare Of Glory
''A Book Called Snare of Glory'') or () is an Armenian legal and political work by the eighteenth-century Armenian merchant and intellectual Shahamir Shahamirian and his son Hakob Shahamirian. It contains a proposed constitution for a future independent Armenian state along parliamentary and republican lines. It was published at the author's printing press in Madras (modern-day Chennai, India) sometime between 1787 and 1789, although its title page lists the publication date as 1773. It is regarded as a landmark in Armenian intellectual and literary history and one of the earliest and most significant expressions of the ideals of the Enlightenment in the Armenian context. It has also been called the first constitution in Asia. ''Snare of Glory'' consists of two main parts: a long introduction with historical and theoretical analysis, probably authored in part by Shahamirian's son Hakob (to whom the entire book is erroneously attributed on the title page), and the actual text o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahamir Shahamirian
Shahamir Shahamirian (; 1723–1797) was an 18th-century Armenian writer, philosopher, and wealthy merchant in Madras. Born in New Julfa, Iran, he moved to India where he became an affluent merchant and an active member of the Armenian community of Madras. In 1771, Shahamirian and his collaborators founded the first Armenian printing press in Madras. In 1787/88, Shahamirian published ("Snare of Glory," published under the name of his son Hakob Shahamirian), which contained a proposed constitution for a future independent Armenian republic. He is thus regarded as the author of the first Armenian constitution. Biography Shahamir Shahamirian was born in 1723 in the Armenian-populated town of New Julfa in Iran. He moved to Madras in India, which was already home to a prominent Armenian community. He first worked as a tailor, then amassed a great fortune as a merchant. One of Shahamirian's closest collaborators and sources of influence was Movses Baghramian. Shahamirian, his son Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movses Baghramian
Movses Baghramian ( hy, Մովսես Բաղրամյան) was an 18th-century Armenian liberation movement leader.classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ... (project). References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baghramian, Movses Armenian nationalists Armenian revolutionaries People from Karabakh Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British victory over the French in the Seven Years' War in 1763, tensions between the motherland and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovsep Arghutian (archbishop)
Hovsep Arghutian). ( hy, Յովսէփ Արղութեան; 23 May 1743 – 9 March 1801), known in Russian as Iosif Argutinsky-Dolgorukov (), was an eighteenth-century Armenians, Armenian archbishop who served as the religious leader of Armenians in the Russian Empire. He played a key role in the establishment of Armenian settlements in Russia, most notably that of Nakhichevan-on-Don. He co-founded the first Armenian press in Russia and directed its activities. He had a close personal relationship with Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and advised them on Russia's policies in the Caucasus region. Arghutian was a committed Russophilia, Russophile and sought Russian support for the creation of an Armenian state. He personally participated in the Persian expedition of 1796, Russian campaign against Persia in 1796. He was elected Catholicos of All Armenians (leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Church) in 1800, but died on his way to Vagharshapat, Ejmiatsin in 1801 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
