Union of the Armenian Noblemen
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The Union of Armenian Noblemen (UAN) is an organization of a few hundred descendants of Armenian Noble houses.
During the Russian Empire period the noble houses of Madatian (Madatov), Lazarian (Lazarev), Beybutian (Beybutov), Pirumyan (Pirumov), and Loris-Melikian (Loris-Melikov) emerged as significant names in Armenian Oblast and Russian society as a result of being given positions of power by the Tsar, and are the bulk of those who are still recognized as having noble roots.[1]
The UAN was established at the end of the Communist regime when important steps were made to revive the traditions of the Armenian nobility.[2] In October 1992 the Union of the Armenian Noblemen (UAN) was created and registered in Armenia. On 27 July 2012, another nobility association - the Meliq Union[3] - was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Armenia. Both associations are registered as public non-governmental organizations.
