Historical Studies

Historical Studies

The Effect of Iranian National Narrations on Georgian Historiography

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Ph.D Student of Ancient History of Iran, Tehran University
Abstract
The most important historical source of Georgia, is “The Georgian Chronicles”. This source was written between 8 to 14 A. D in 13 separated section and by various historians. The first 3 section of this collection, “History of the Kings of the Georgia”, The Life of Nino “The Life of Vachtang Gorgasali” contains important information about ancient Iran history.
In the middle of all this, first work, “History of the Kings of the Georgia” was written by Leonti Mrovli. The author with the knowledge of the epic literature of Iran and Iranian national narratives, has written this work. In this article related resources with Iran's history from which Leonti Merovli was benefited and his way to take advantage of this resource will be reviewed.
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Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
September 2012
Pages 93-108

  • Receive Date 18 January 2012
  • Revise Date 15 February 2012
  • Accept Date 08 April 2012