Talk:Khosrovidukht

Can't be right
This article can't be right; at least, the dictionary it's based on must have a gravely incorrect entry on this person. Two respected journals place Xosroviduxt in the 4th century, as the sister of Tiridates III of Armenia, who converted the country to Christianity:

The books listed on Google Books agree; specifically, the numerous references in Agathangelos' History of the Armenians, and the references in The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times. Of course, her brother couldn't have been abducted by Muslim Arabs, as Islam didn't exist for another few centuries. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 • 2006-06-20 11:47


 * Interesting - thanks for digging that up.

Thing is, when I did an online search for information I got the feeling that there may have been two or three princesses with this name, especially as I've encountered it on one or two lists of Armenian surnames. Is there any indication that this Xosroviduxt wrote a hymn?

Also, the article in New Grove lists fivebibliographic sources, none of which I have any access to at the moment, unfortunately; three of them relate either to poetry or to hymns, which suggests that if there is confusion, it's been going on for a good while. --AlbertHerring 17:07, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It's highly unlikely that there is more than one Armenian princess by that name, whose brother converted to Christianity, and who was held in a fortress named "Ani". I would trust a couple peer-reviewed journal articles over a general dictionary anyday. If you want the sources for the journal articles, I can list those too. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2006-06-20 17:09


 * Point - I'll go ahead and edit the article, and I'll try and keep some material from both ends in, to indicate the controversy exists.


 * Thanks for finding this stuff - I'm severely limited in my online resources at the moment, unfortunately. --AlbertHerring 17:12, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


 * That's the best way to do it; just list the "confusion among authors". &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2006-06-20 17:14


 * Okay, done - this should work. --AlbertHerring 17:22, 20 June 2006 (UTC)