Amazasp I of Iberia
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Amazasp I was a king of Iberia
(Kartli
, modern eastern Georgia
) whose reign is placed by the early medieval Georgian historical compendia in the 2nd century. Professor Cyril Toumanoff
suggests 106-116 as the years of his reign and considers him to be the son and successor of Mithridates I of Iberia
who is known from epigraphic material as a Rome
’s ally.
The Georgian chronicles report Amazasp’s joint, ten-years long, rule with Derok (Deruk) and make Armazi
as his seat (as opposite to Derok’s residence at Mtskheta
). Many modern scholars, however, consider the Iberian diarchy
a pure legend and argue Amazasp was the king in his own right.
Caucasian Iberia
Iberia , also known as Iveria , was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli , corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia...
(Kartli
Kartli
Kartli is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari , on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia, Kartli played a crucial role in ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle Ages...
, modern eastern Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
) whose reign is placed by the early medieval Georgian historical compendia in the 2nd century. Professor Cyril Toumanoff
Cyril Toumanoff
Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff was an United States-based historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, the Byzantine Empire, and Iran...
suggests 106-116 as the years of his reign and considers him to be the son and successor of Mithridates I of Iberia
Mithridates I of Iberia
Mithridates I was the 1st-century king of Iberia whose reign is evidenced by epigraphic material. Cyril Toumanoff suggests AD 58-106 as the years of his reign....
who is known from epigraphic material as a Rome
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
’s ally.
The Georgian chronicles report Amazasp’s joint, ten-years long, rule with Derok (Deruk) and make Armazi
Armazi
Armazi was, according to the medieval Georgian chronicles, the supreme deity in a pre-Christian pantheon of ancient Georgians of Kartli ....
as his seat (as opposite to Derok’s residence at Mtskheta
Mtskheta
Mtskheta , one of the oldest cities of the country of Georgia , is located approximately 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi at the confluence of the Aragvi and Kura rivers. The city is now the administrative centre of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region...
). Many modern scholars, however, consider the Iberian diarchy
Diarchy
Diarchy , from the Greek δι- "twice" and αρχια, "rule", is a form of government in which two individuals, the diarchs, are the heads of state. In most diarchies, the diarchs hold their position for life and pass the responsibilities and power of the position to their children or family when they...
a pure legend and argue Amazasp was the king in his own right.