Azatan

Azatan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Azatan Ազատան
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Armenia
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Shirak
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population_as_of = 2008
population_total =4831
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Azatan ( _hy. Ազատան; formerly, Karakilisa, Karakhs, and Pokr Karakilisa) is a town in the Shirak province of Armenia.

The name derives from the Middle Persian word "Azatan" - meaning "freedmen" or "those who are free" - which denotes a knightly caste of Sassanid Persia. This class of nobility was first formed in Parthian times, and was carried over into the Sassanid state to form the majority of the lower-aristocracy and low-administrators of the Empire. The "Azatan" accompanied the king in the field of battle and displayed great courage and discipline. They are the forerunners and founders of the "Mamluks" and "Knights" of later Arab and Medieval European history, respectively.

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