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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgian chronicles canonical | 1 |
| Georgian royal annals | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian literary work
ⓘ
medieval historical chronicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kartlis Tskhovreba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
early Middle Ages
ⓘ
high Middle Ages ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Arab invasions of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine–Georgian relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianization of Iberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol invasions of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
foundational text of Georgian national history
ⓘ
important source for Georgian identity ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Conversion of Kartli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
History and Eulogy of the Sovereigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Vakhtang Gorgasali NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReliability | mixture of legend and factual record ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical narratives
ⓘ
Byzantine chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Georgian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Georgian monarchs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mtskheta NERFINISHED ⓘ Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
antiquity
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ high Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Georgian royal annals