ՀՀ ԳԱԱ ԱՐԵՎԵԼԱԳԻՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԻՆՍՏԻՏՈՒՏ
INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES OF NAS RA
Tigran Mikayelyan
| Position | Researcher |
Education
| 1983-1991, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University, Department of Arabic Language |
| 1989 – 1990 Institute of Teaching Arabic Language to Foreigners, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1993-1997 - Postgraduate Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia |
Areas of researches/ Research Interests
| History of the Middle East, Middle Ages |
| History of Armenia, Middle Ages |
| Armenian-Arab, Armenian-Iranian Relations, Relations of the Armenian States, Armenian People with Muslim Neighbours, Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Modern Times |
| Penetration of Muslim/Turkic-Speaking Ethnic Groups into the Eastern Armenia |
Reports
| Stereotypes about Various Peoples in Medieval Arabic Sources, The Second International Scholarly Conference (Challenges and Tendencies in Humanity) November 24-25, 2022, Scientia Scholalry Journal, Tbilisi, Georgia; |
| Women in Epigraphic Inscriptions in Arabic Characters Found on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, Woman in the East, Institute of Oriental Studies, Yerevan, 2022, 23-23 September; |
| Persian as A Language of Medieval Epigraphic Inscriptions of Armenia, Armenia-Iran. Historical Past and the Present, International Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Yerevan, 8-9 February, 2022; |
| Re-Discovery of the Oldest Armenian Ram-Shaped Tombstone in the Village of Saravan (Terp, Vayots Dzor), 11th International Conference “Historical and Cultural Heritage of Shirak: Contemporary Issues of Armenology” Dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Shirak Center for Armenological Studies of NAS RA, Gyumri, 23-25 September, 2022; |
| Epigraphic Inscriptions on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, “Spiritual Shirak: historical path and modernity”: International conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Shirak diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Gyumri, November 17-18, 2021; |
| Ceramics with Arabic Script Excavated from Dvin, Three-Day Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Armenia, September 28-30, History Museum of Armenia; |
| The Linguistic Situation in Armenian-Populated Villages of Marneuli Municipality of Georgia (On Example of Karmir Gyugh Village), Jahukyan Readings 2021, Institute of Language of after H.Acharyan, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, June 24-25, 2021; |
| Inscriptions in Arabic Script Excavated from Dvin, Oriental Source Studies and Historiography in Early, International Conference Dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of Armenologist and Orientalist Aram Ter-Ghevondyan’s Birth. The Study of Oriental Sources and Historical Research in Armenia in the Early 21st Century, Yerevan, Matenadaran, 2019, 20-22 June; |
| Stereotypes Regarding Women in Early Medieval Arabic Sources (IX-XI cc.), Woman in the East, Republican Scientific Conference, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Institute of Oriental Studies, Yerevan, 2019, 16-17 December; |
| Persian Inscription of Agarakadzor Bridge, Scientific-Practical Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Humanitarian Sciences in the Epoch of Globalization: Investigations and Solutions”, 2021; |
| Images of Peoples in Medieval Arabic Sources (IX-XI cc), Islam in Multicultural World: Inter-Confessional Harmony and Eradication of Radicalism, VI Kazan Scientific Forum, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 2016, 17-18 December, Kazan Federal University; |
| Epigraphic Inscriptions in Arabic Characters on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, International Conference “Islam in Multicultural World, Kazan, Tatarstan, Kazan Federal University, Russia, 2012, 29-31 October, Kazan Federal University; |
| Hovhannes Odznetsi (John of Odzun) and Arabs in Towns of Armenia, Catholicos St. John of Odzun and His Times Symposium, June 3-5, 2003, Monastery of Haghpat, Gugark Diocese of Holy Armenian Apostolic Church; |
| Mercenaries of Turkic Origin in Byzantine Armies (8-9 cc), Young Orientalists’ 18th Conference, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 1997; |
| The Institute of Slave Mercenaries (Ghulams) in Islam, Young Orientalists’ 17th Conference, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 1996 |
Professional activity
| Department of Source Studies and Historiography, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia |
Awards, Prizes, Scholarships
| Study of Islamic Epigraphic Monuments and Inscriptions in Aragatsotn, Vayots Dzor and Syunik Regions of the Republic of Armenia, Max van Berchem Foundation, Switzerland, 2019 (Jointly with Husik Melkonyan); |
| Study and Publishing of Persian Inscriptions of Armenia, Iran Foundation, UK, London, 2003 (Jointly with Husik Melkonyan); |
Participation in conferences
| The Second International Scholarly Conference (Challenges and Tendencies in Humanity) November 24-25, 2022, Scientia Scholalry Journal, Tbilisi, Georgia; |
| Woman in the East, Institute of Oriental Studies, Yerevan, 2022, 23-23 September; |
| Armenia-Iran. Historical Past and the Present, International Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Yerevan, 8-9 February, 2022; |
| 11th International Conference “Historical and Cultural Heritage of Shirak: Contemporary Issues of Armenology” Dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Shirak Center for Armenological Studies of NAS RA, Gyumri, 23-25 September, 2022; |
| “Spiritual Shirak: historical path and modernity”: International conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Shirak diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Gyumri, November 17-18, 2021; |
| Three-Day Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Armenia, September 28-30, History Museum of Armenia; |
| Jahukyan Readings 2021, Institute of Language of after H.Acharyan, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, June 24-25, 2021; |
| Oriental Source Studies and Historiography in Early, International Conference Dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of Armenologist and Orientalist Aram Ter-Ghevondyan’s Birth. The Study of Oriental Sources and Historical Research in Armenia in the Early 21st Century, Yerevan, Matenadaran, 2019, 20-22 June; |
| Woman in the East, Republican Scientific Conference, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Institute of Oriental Studies, Yerevan, 2019, 16-17 December; |
| Scientific-Practical Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Humanitarian Sciences in the Epoch of Globalization: Investigations and Solutions”, 2021; |
| Islam in Multicultural World: Inter-Confessional Harmony and Eradication of Radicalism, VI Kazan Scientific Forum, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 2016, 17-18 December, Kazan Federal University; |
| International Conference “Islam in Multicultural World, Kazan, Tatarstan, Kazan Federal University, Russia, 2012, 29-31 October, Kazan Federal University; |
| Catholicos St. John of Odzun and His Times Symposium, June 3-5, 2003, Monastery of Haghpat, Gugark Diocese of Holy Armenian Apostolic Church; |
| Young Orientalists’ 18th Conference, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 1997; |
| Young Orientalists’ 17th Conference, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 1996 |
List of published articles
| Women in Epigraphic Inscriptions in Arabic Characters Found on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, Woman in the East, 2/2023, Yerevan; |
| Persian as A Language of Medieval Epigraphic Inscriptions of Armenia, Armenia-Iran. Historical Past and the Present, Proceedings of the International Conference, Collection of Articles, N2, Yerevan, 2022, 320-333; |
| Stereotypes Regarding Women in Early Medieval Arabic Sources (IX-XI cc.), Woman in the East, 1/2021, Yerevan, 115-123; |
| The Persian Inscription of Agarakadzor Bridge, Proceedings of Scientific-Practical Conference Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Humanitarian Sciences in the Epoch of Globalization: Investigations and Solutions”, 2021, 167-170; |
| Epigraphic Inscriptions on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, “Spiritual Shirak: historical path and modernity”: International conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Shirak diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, November 17-18, 2020, Gyumri: Collection of articles, 138-144; |
| Persian Inscription of Agarakadzor Bridge, The Countries and Peoples of the Middle East, National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Armenia, Institute of Oriental Studies, volume XXXII, Part II, 2019, 338-349: |
| Newly Discovered Persian Inscription of XII c. from Bjni Fortress (Kotayk Maz of Armenia, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XXXIII, Part I, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2019, 324-333; |
| Epigraphic Inscriptions in Arabic Characters on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, Collection of Articles, International Conference “Islam in Multicultural World, Kazan, Tatarstan, Kazan Federal University, Russia, 2013, 63-64; |
| Survey of Epigraphic Inscriptions in Arabic Characters on the Territory of the Republic of Armenia, Turkology, Ahmed Yasavi University, Shimkent (Kazakhstan), 2012, 8-16; |
| Armenian Ram-Shaped Stones, Aramazd Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Volume IV, Issue I, Yerevan, 2009, 148-206; |
| A Persian Inscription Relating to A Channel Near Lernarot Village, Aragatsotn Marz of Armenia, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XXIII, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2007: 279-282. |
| Ram-Shaped Tombstones from Sisian, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XXIII, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2003: 226-233. |
| Newly Found Medieval Muslim Tombstone from Martuni, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XXII, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2003: 226-233. |
| Hovhannes Odznetsi (John of Odzun) and Arabs in Towns of Armenia, Catholicos St. John of Odzun and His Times, June 3-5, 2003, Monastery of Haghpat, (Symposium Materials), Holy Estchmiadzin, 2004, 27-35; |
| Around Establishment of Arabs in Towns of Armenia, Middle East, History, Policy, Culture: Collection of Articles, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2002: 44-52. |
| Images of Peoples in Medieval Arabic Sources (IX-XI cc), The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XIX, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2000, 188-195. |
| On Some Aspects of Genesis of Slave-Warrior Armies in the Medieval Middle East, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XVIII, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 1999, 141-150. |
| The 1071-1081 Turkish Penetration into Asia Minor and Byzantine Internal Strives, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, XVII, National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 1998: 96-108. |
