The Lost Pages of the History of VI Century Georgia
The work The Life of Vakhtang Gorgasali by Juansher Juansheriani relates that after the death of King Vakhtang Gorgasali, his eldest son, Dachi, ascended the throne: “And his son Dachi sat on his throne”. According to the same work, Vakhtang Gorgasali had two children, twins - a son and a daughter, with his wife Queen Balendukht, who was the daughter of the king of Persia. The queen “passed away during childbirth”. Vakhtang “named his son Darchil in Persian and Dachi in Georgian”.
Authors
- Bezhan Khorava
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52340/isj.2024.28.12
- Primary Topic
- Byzantine Studies and History
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00