Tao-Klarjeti. Historical and cultural essays
Buba Kudava, Gocha Saitidze (eds)
Tao-Klarjeti,asa geographicalname, appearedinthe scholarly literature
from the second halfofthe191
hcentury. It appliestotheterritoryofthe
historical provinces called at different times: Meskheti, Upper (Zema) Kartli
and Samtskhe-Saatabago; todaythemajor partofthe historical Meskheti
thatisnowinTurkey.
The Greek geographer Strabo (64/63BC-AD23/24)isthe firsttomention
"the Moschian country"(Moschike)orMeskheti. The Roman natural philos-
opher Pliny the Elder (23-79AD)mentions"thelandofMoskhs"; Byzantine
scholarsofthe101
h-llthcenturies also mention "Meskhia",i.e.Meskheti.
Georgian chroniclers preferred thetermUpper Kartli, although they still
referredtothe inhabitantsofthe regionasMeskhi .Inthe141hcentury the
Jaqeli family, the rulersofMeskheti, receivedthehereditarytitleofAtabeg,
consequently the nameofthe region under the ruleofthe princely family
ofJaqeli acquired the name Samtskhe-Saatabago,orsimply Samtskhe, after
the nameofthe principal provinceofthe region. This historical-geographi-
caltoponym wasinuseuntil the early191hcentury.
from the second halfofthe191
hcentury. It appliestotheterritoryofthe
historical provinces called at different times: Meskheti, Upper (Zema) Kartli
and Samtskhe-Saatabago; todaythemajor partofthe historical Meskheti
thatisnowinTurkey.
The Greek geographer Strabo (64/63BC-AD23/24)isthe firsttomention
"the Moschian country"(Moschike)orMeskheti. The Roman natural philos-
opher Pliny the Elder (23-79AD)mentions"thelandofMoskhs"; Byzantine
scholarsofthe101
h-llthcenturies also mention "Meskhia",i.e.Meskheti.
Georgian chroniclers preferred thetermUpper Kartli, although they still
referredtothe inhabitantsofthe regionasMeskhi .Inthe141hcentury the
Jaqeli family, the rulersofMeskheti, receivedthehereditarytitleofAtabeg,
consequently the nameofthe region under the ruleofthe princely family
ofJaqeli acquired the name Samtskhe-Saatabago,orsimply Samtskhe, after
the nameofthe principal provinceofthe region. This historical-geographi-
caltoponym wasinuseuntil the early191hcentury.
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Rok:
2018
Wydawnictwo:
Artanuji Publishing
Język:
english
Strony:
600
ISBN 10:
9941478724
ISBN 13:
9789941478727
Plik:
PDF, 332.51 MB
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