Archil of Iberia

Archil of Iberia

Arch'il ( _ka. არჩილი), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from c. 411 to 435. He was the son and successor of King Mirdat IV.

The two principal medieval Georgian chronicles – "The Conversion of Kartli", and "The Life of Kartli", – relate conflicting versions of Archil’s reign. The former story is extremely brief, but regretfully indicates that the positions of Zoroastrianism, an official Sasanid religion, was firm in Christian Iberia, a testimony to the effectively unchallenged Sasanid hegemony over the country. The other chronicle informs us of Archil’s successful rebellion against Iran, his victory over a punitive force and a retaliatory raid into Arran. The authenticity of this latter account has been questioned by modern scholars, however.

Arch'il is also attested in two Armenian sources: Koryun’s "The Life of Mashtots", cap. 18; and Moses of Chorene, III.60.Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), "Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts", p. 316. Peeters Bvba ISBN 90-429-1318-5.]

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