Pharnavazid dynasty

The Parnawasiden, Pharnabaziden or P'arnavaziani ( Georgian: ფარნავაზიანები ), also Kartlosiden, the first dynasty of Georgian kings of Kartli ( Iberia ), which are mentioned in the traditional Georgian history. Their rule lasted intermittently from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD The male lineage is reportedly extinct early and they were followed by families, who were related to the female line of descent. End of the 2nd century the rule of Parnawasiden came to an end and the Arsacid of Iberia received the crown of Iberia.

History

According to the early medieval Georgian chronicles the life of the Georgian kings descended from the dynasty of Parnawas. This distribution Ason, which was used by Alexander the Great as an administrator, from the country. Parnawas, whose story receives many legends, does not appear in non- Georgian sources and there is no contemporary evidence that he was the first king of Georgia. Nevertheless, the dynasty name Parnavaziani is a confirmation that a king named Parnawas is regarded as the founder. The name of the dynasty emerged in Armenian history as P'arnawazean of Faustus of Byzantium (5th century) and as P'arazean in the work history of Armenia (perhaps early 5th century). It seems plausibeler that the memory of the historical facts faded, and the real Parnawas received a legendary facade and so became a model of a pre-Christian ruler in the annals of Georgia.

Although Alexander's campaign in Georgia is completely fictional, suggest Georgian and classical evidence that the kings of Iberia close relations with the Seleucids, a Hellenistic successor to the short-lived empire of Alexander in Syria, cultivated, their sovereignty recognized and they might, according to Professor Cyril Toumanoff helped the neighboring Orontids of Armenia to keep it under control. Parnavaz should have reigned 299-234 BC after Toumanoff.

His son Saurmag I (r. 234-159 BC) is without a male heir died, and the dynasty survived through the female line through the marriage of Saurmags daughter Mirian I (r. 159-109 BC ) of the Nimrodiden. The Nimrodiden in Georgian Nebrot'iani ( ნებროთიანი ), which means the people of Nimrod were no dynasty but a term that was used by medieval Georgian chronicler of the ancient Iranians. From now on, the dynasty was, although only in the female line, from the chroniclers called P'arnavaziani ( The Second Parnawasiden as Toumanoff takes. ).

The dynasty was Mirians son Parnajom (r. 109-90 BC ) in the year 90 BC overthrown by a side line of Artaxiden of Armenia from the throne, but could 30 come back to power BC. At the time of the South Caucasus was under the hegemony of the Romans. Despite this, it managed to Iberia in the last decade of the 1st century BC by the Roman Empire to solve and evolved into a more powerful state in the 1st century AD. Parsman I (r. 1-58 ) interfered vigorously in the affairs of Armenia, a, which is a bone of contention between Rome and the Parthian Empire was at the time, and brought his brother Mithridates (r. 35-51 ) on the throne of Armenia. But in the year 51 to be donated Parsman I. his son to Rhadamistos to overthrow Mithridates and occupy the Armenian throne, only in 55 out of the kingdom expelled. Parsmans successor Mirdat I (r. 58-106 ) forged an alliance with Rome to defend Iberia borders against the Alans, the nomads from the north were. A discovered in the Iberian capital Mtskheta stone inscription speaks of Mirdat as the friend of the Caesars and the king of the Roman -loving Iberians. In year 75, the Roman Emperor Vespasian helped the Iberian king of the Acropolis of Armazi to attach.

As soon as the descendants of the Parthian Arsacid had consolidated their power in Armenia in the 2nd century, they replaced the Parnawasiden in Iberia. According to the Georgian chronicles, this was done as a revolt against nobles Amazasp II (r. 185-189 ) began and with the help of the king of Armenia Vologases II (r. 180-191 ), who was married to Amazasps sister, their monarch fell and killed. Vologases II installed his son and nephew Amazasps Rew I (r. 189-216 ) on the Iberian throne and so introduced the Iberian dynasty of the Arsacids.

Parnawasidenkönige of Iberia

Parnawasiden

  • Parnawas I, 299-234 BC
  • Saurmag I. ( son ), 234-159 BC

Nimrodiden or Parnawasiden Second Dynasty

  • Mirian I. ( son in law and adoptive son ), 159-109 BC
  • Parnajom ( son ), 109-90 BC
  • Mirian II ( son ), 30-20 BC
  • Arshak II ( son ), 20 BC - 1 AD

Third Parnawasiden Dynasty

  • Parsman I, 1-58
  • Mirdat I., 58-106
  • Amazasp I. ( son ), 106-116
  • Parsman II ( son ), 116-132
  • Radamist ( son ), 132-135
  • Parsman III. ( Son ), 135-185
  • Amazasp II ( son ), 185-189
Arsacid dynasty of Iberia Seleucid Empire Orontid Dynasty Artaxiad Dynasty Rhadamistus Pharnavaz I of Iberia
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