gusan
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thumb|250px|Medieval gusan Barbad playing before [[Khosrow II]] thumb|250px|A statue of two gusans in Gyumri, depicting [[Sheram and Jivani]]
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- Instance of
- occupation
- Occupation
- poet
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- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- female form of label
- վարձակ
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
- In Armenia
- In Parthia and Sasanian Iran
- See also
- References
- General references
thumb|250px|Medieval gusan Barbad playing before [[Khosrow II]] thumb|250px|A statue of two gusans in Gyumri, depicting [[Sheram and Jivani]]
Gusans (, from Parthian ) were singers, instrumentalists, dancers, storytellers, and professional folk actors in Parthia and ancient and medieval Armenia.
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