Meaning of atabek | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of atabeg.

alt-of, alternative, historical

Examples

“It has been remarked, that this prince established Saad Ebn Zenki, who had been his governor, lieutenant-general of all his dominions, under the title of atâbek; which signifying Father of the Prince, and being given to the tutors of the Seljûkian princes, became afterwards a title of dignity.”

“Since the Atābek stood in a paternal relationship to the Saljūqid "king" he enjoyed an authority far above that of the ordinary generals; it seems also to have been the custom for the Atābek to receive in marriage the mother of his charge and to give one of his daughters in marriage to him.”

“...in 511/1118 Tughril was but a child. His first atabek was Shīr-gīr...”

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