Żupan
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( ) is a noble and administrative title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 21st century. It was (and in Croatia still is) the leader of the administrative unit (or ). The term in turn was adopted by the Hungarians as and spread further. The word župan comes from Proto-Slavic word župa ("area, district"). Linguists trace župa back to the Proto-Indo-European root gewp-, meaning a cavity, depression, or pit (referring to a settlement nestled in a valley or low-lying area).
Jan Zamoyski (1542-1605) dressed in a crimson delia over a blue silk żupan, and tied with a pas kontuszowy. The right hand holds a buława. Żupan ( ; , , , , ) is a long-lined garment of West or Central Asian origin which was widely worn by male nobles in the multi-ethnic Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and by the Ukrainian Cossacks in the Cossack Hetmanate. It was a typical upper class male attire from the late 16th to the first half of the 18th century.
Gallery
Image:Zygmunt Kazimierz Waza.png|Prince Sigismund Casimir Vasa in a green żupan, c. 1644 Image:Johan II Kasimir, 1609-1672, konung av Polen (Daniel Schultz d.y.) - Nationalmuseum - 15943 (cropped).tif|King John II Casimir in a crimson żupan and delia, c. 1649 Image:August III the Saxon in Polish costume.PNG|King Augustus III of Poland in a white żupan, c. 1756 Image:14. Ukr mischanyn.jpg|Ukrainian lower middle class citizen in a blue żupan. Image:18. Ukr shlachtych.jpg|Ukrainian Cossack nobleman in a yellow żupan.
See also
Delia (clothing) Kontusz Kontusz sash Sukmana Sherwani
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