A History of the Georgian People

W.E.D. Allen

Part 1. The Background 1. The Georgian Land and the Nature of Mount Caucasus 2. Bronze and Iron 3. The Swarming and the Mingling 4. Matriarchs, Gods and Emperors 5. The Historical Geography of Ancient Georgia Part 2. The Medieval Kingdom 6. Origins of the Medieval Kingdom 7. Kings of the Abkhaz: Bagrat III to Georgi II (1008–1089) 8. Heyday of the Georgian Kings: David II to Tamara (1089–1212) 9. The Monarchy under the Mogols: Georgi IV to David VI (1212–1318) 10. Splendours and Miseries of the Later Georgian Kingdom: Georgi V to Alexander (1318–1443) Part 3. Revolutions of the Georgian Kingdom 11. Wars of the Division and Aftermath (1462–1574) 12. The Revival of Islamic Imperialism (1512–76) 13. Clash of Empires: The Epic of King Simon (1576–1600) 14. Clash of Empires: The Peregrinations of Taymuraz I (1586–1663) 15. Abeyance of the Monarchy: the Mukhranian Viceroys (1656–1722) 16. Emperors Abortive: Peter the Great and Nadir Shah (1722–1747) 17. Indian Summer of the Bagratids: Taymuraz II and Irakli II (1747–1798) 18. End of the Georgian Kings (1769–1813) Part 4. The People and the Power 19. From the Clan to the Class 20. The Middle and Lower Classes in Medieval Georgia 21. The Ruling Classes 22. The Institution of Patronqmoba 23. Court and Administration 24. Religion and the Georgian Church 25. Justice in Georgia 26. The Slave Trade: Decline of the Population Part 5. The Life of Georgia 27. The Art of Medieval Georgia 28. Georgian Literature 29. The Wealth and State of the Medieval Kingdom 30. Dog-Days of the Georgians