Georgian chronicles

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The Georgian chronicles are a medieval collection of historical writings that record the history, rulers, and major events of Georgia, including foreign invasions and political upheavals.

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Label Occurrences
Georgian chronicles canonical 2
Georgian royal annals 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian literary work
medieval historical chronicle
alsoKnownAs Kartlis Tskhovreba
approximateDateOfComposition early Middle Ages
high Middle Ages
associatedWith Georgian Orthodox Church
containsAccountOf Arab invasions of Georgia
Byzantine–Georgian relations
Christianization of Iberia
Mongol invasions of Georgia
reign of King David IV of Georgia
reign of King Vakhtang I Gorgasali
reign of Queen Tamar of Georgia
royal genealogies of Georgian dynasties
country Kingdom of Georgia
culturalSignificance foundational text of Georgian national history
important source for Georgian identity
genre chronicle
historiography
hasPart Conversion of Kartli
History and Eulogy of the Sovereigns
Life of Vakhtang Gorgasali
Life of the Kings
historicalReliability mixture of legend and factual record
influencedBy Biblical narratives
Byzantine chronicles
language Georgian
literaryForm prose
mainSubject Georgian monarchs
foreign invasions of Georgia
history of Georgia
political upheavals in Georgia
manuscriptTradition multiple medieval Georgian manuscripts
narrativePerspective Christian royalist viewpoint
originalScript Georgian script
region Caucasus
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significantPlace Iberia (ancient Georgian kingdom)
linked to: Kingdom of Iberia

Mtskheta
Tbilisi
timePeriodDescribed antiquity
early Middle Ages
high Middle Ages
linked to: High Middle Ages
tradition medieval Georgian historiography
usedAsSourceBy modern historians of the Caucasus
usedAsSourceFor political history of medieval Georgia
religious history of Georgia
royal genealogy of Bagrationi dynasty

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Mongol invasions of Georgia describedBySource Georgian chronicles
Battle of Didgori primarySource Georgian royal annals
linked to: Georgian chronicles
Battle of Shamkori (1195) describedIn Georgian chronicles