Draft:Battle of Artaan
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The Battle of Artaan was a military conflict between the Iberian king Pharnavaz and Azo, who ruled Kartli in the Macedonian Empire. Pharnavaz initiated a revolt against Azo and succeeded.
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| Kingdom of Iberia | Macedonian Empire | ||||||
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Pharnavaz I Kuji of Colchis | Azo † | ||||||
Background[edit]
According to The Conversion of Kartli, Azo was the son of an unnamed king of Aryan Kartli, who was brought, together with followers, to Kartli proper by Alexander and installed as the first king (mep'e, მეფე) at Mtskheta after the conquest of this city. He also transplanted the cults of Gatsi and Gaim to Kartli. The Life of Kartli enshrines no such tradition. Rather, it maintains that Azon, son of Iaredos (unattested in The Conversion of Kartli), was neither a king nor even a Georgian. He is reported to have conquered Mtskheta with 100,000 Macedonians ("Romans"). In addition, Alexander commanded Azon to worship seven celestial bodies (the Sun, the Moon, and five "stars", i.e., planets) and to serve the "invisible God, the creator of the universe". This version has Azon, depicted as a tyrant, subsequently deposed and killed by Pharnavaz, the member of the local ruling clan (P’arnavaziani), whose father and uncle were killed by Azon.[1][2]
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Literature[edit]
- ქართლის ცხოვრება: მარიამ დედოფლის ვარიანტი, p.122
- ყველა დროის 100 უდიდესი ქართველი, p.17
- წიგნი მოწამეთა, p.8