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Mkhitar Gosh: Armenia's Medieval Lawgiver and National Revival
In the aftermath of the Earthquake of 1188 that devastated much of Greater Armenia, a monk named Mkhitar Gosh set out to rebuild not just stone but justice. This episode explores how Gosh compiled the first written Armenian law code, the Datastanagirk, blending biblical commandments with feudal custom and Byzantine precedent. We trace his journey from a scholarly monastery in Getik to the court of Prince Vakhtankh of Khachen, where his code became the foundation of Armenian legal identity under Turkic and Mongol suzerainty. Along the way, we unpack the legal minds of medieval Armenia — the…
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