The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13 ...

As a result of territorial expansion.especially
southwest into historical Armenia,the Georgian monarchy
had at its disposal an ample fund of land. Choice
sites especially in the Armeno-Georgian borderlands
were available for gifts to court officials as rewards
for military or other services, or to guarantee loyalty.
How the Crown intended such land gifts to be conditional,
that is, they were given to a particular individual
for the duration of his life or of his tenure. Such was
the situation with the district of Lor* and the amirspasal-
arate. In 1118 Lore was Orbelean property. After the
dispossession of the Georgian Orbeleans la 1176-77, Lore
was confiscated and given to the amirspasalar Xubasar.
When Xubasar was removed from office in 1184, T'amar
left him in all of his holdings except Lore, by now
considered the property of the anirspasalar . The fact
remains, however, that with time, just as appointed
offices (such as the amlrapaaalarate) tended to become
hereditary, so did those conditional landholds (such as
Lore) become hereditary within one family (Zak'areans).
Hargaryan, p. 49. . llargaryan notes that Kayean until
1176-77 belonged to prince Hasan.,from 1185-91, to Vardan
Dadlan. After 1191 it belonged to Iwane Zak arean. He
suggests that Kayean went to Jhe holder of the office of
msaxurt -uzuc *es. just as Lore went to the amirspaaalarfp. 59).
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