چکیده:
In its course of evolution, the Sassanian rule accepted a change in
temporal exigencies, condition and manner of governance of each ruler
where more attention was paid to the institutional establishment,
grades/ranking, titles, symbols and administrative hierarchy. In a way,
the organizational manner, to a larger extent, could engulf the period
into a curtain of ambiguity. One of those ranks was Vuzorg Farmzar
that apart from having equivalents in different periods of time, with
respect to its real application, encountered with sectional and temporal
confusion as well. As such, an increase or decrease in jurisdiction of the
above rank was influenced more by policies of each emperor. According
to this fact, the issues which are to be dealt with in this article are:
Which title was synonymous to the word “grand vizier” or “Vuzorg
Farmzar” in the early Sassanid era? In which era of Sassanid
dominion, the title “Vuzorg Farmzar” was addressed as “Hazarpat”?
How was the factional evolution of the position of “Hazarpat”? This
research is concerning to show that the word “Bidakhsh”, is a title that
in the early Sassanid era was employed to endow titles of person such as
“grand vizier” or “Vuzorg Farmzar” and after some time it was
completely forgotten. The word “Hazarpat” was one of the other titles
which was equivalent to “Vuzorg Farmzar” in the middle Sassanid era
and we can distinguish three Functional phases for it: It was a
militaristic position in the early Sassanid era, a militaristic- civil
jurisdictive position in the middle era and a militaristic position once
again at the end at of Sassanid era.
Taking into account historical sources and epigraphic records, the
current research tries to find out the basis and essence of “Vuzorg
Farmzar” and titles synonymous to it as well as their actual or the
honorary functions during the era In order to clarify, the extent of
governance and administration establishment, on the top of which was
the “grand vizier” (Vuzorg Farmzar). To achieve this goal, the
connections of the titles such as “Bidakhsh”,“Hazarpat”, “Vuzorg
Farmzar” and “Sepahbad” are questioned, by determining the
existence, primacy and recency of these titles in epigraphic records and
also in the historical sources in which the functional jurisdiction of
these titles mentioned,the accuracy or inaccuracy of these hypothesis
would be distinguished.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"A Deliberation on the Position of Vuzorg Farmzar and his Jurisdiction during Sassanid Era, Relying on Historical and Epigraphic Evidences Seyyed Rasool Mousavi Haji1, Sorour Khorashadi2 Received: 2012/4/29 Accepted: 2014/3/8 Abstract In its course of evolution, the Sassanian rule accepted a change in temporal exigencies, condition and manner of governance of each ruler where more attention was paid to the institutional establishment, grades/ranking, titles, symbols and administrative hierarchy.
This research is concerning to show that the word "Bidakhsh", is a title that in the early Sassanid era was employed to endow titles of person such as "grand vizier" or "Vuzorg Farmzar" and after some time it was completely forgotten.
Taking into account historical sources and epigraphic records, the current research tries to find out the basis and essence of "Vuzorg Farmzar" and titles synonymous to it as well as their actual or the honorary functions during the era In order to clarify, the extent of governance and administration establishment, on the top of which was the "grand vizier" (Vuzorg Farmzar).
Sassanid; Vuzorg Farmzar; Bidakhsh; Hazarpat; Sepahbad; Epigraphic Evidence Introduction Following centralization, the national-religious government of Sassanid destroyed the feudal and aristocratic systems of Parthian era and relying on the perfect administrative-military malgamation became one of the flag-bearers of the civilized world of that time (Girshman, 2007: 327).
Some of the historians consider "Hazarpat" as a title for the grand vizier during the early Sassanian era that was changed into "Vuzorg Farmzar" at the end of this period (Havar, 1996:165; Christensen, 1989:170-72; Gignoux, 1992:424)."