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| | Preface | 3 |
| | Genealogy Table | 235 |
| | The Dates | 239 |
| Introduction. | 1. Location, Environment, People | 5 |
| | 1. Historical and Geographical Rewiew | 6 |
| | 3. Main Historical Sources | 8 |
| | 4. Issues of Historiography | 11 |
| | 5. Ethnogeny of the Georgians : The Georgian Language among other Language | 15 |
| Chapter I. | Georgia from the ancient times to christianity | 19 |
| | 1. Primitive Man on the Territory of Georgia | 19 |
| | 2.Ancienr Georgian Kingdoms - Diaochi (Taochi) and Colchis | 23 |
| | 3. Formation of Egrisi (Colchis) Kingdom | 27 |
| | 4. Formation of Kingdom of Kartli (Iberian) : King Farnavazi (Parnabazus) | 28 |
| | 5. Invasions of Pompery in Georgia | 30 |
| | 6. Kingdom of Kartli in the I-II Centuries | 32 |
| | 7. Roman Suzerainty in Western Georgia : Revolt under Anicetus | 34\ |
| | 8. Georgian Heathen Pantheon | 35 |
| | 9. Ancient Georgian Towns | 37 |
| Chapter II. | From Introduction of Christianity to the Consolidation of Georgia | 39 |
| | 1. Introduction of Christinity in Georgia and the Adoption as National Religion | 39 |
| | 2. Kartli and the Sasanian Presia | 42 |
| | 3. Egrisi and Byzantine Empire | 43 |
| | 4. King Vakhtang Gorgasali : His National and Religious Policy | 44 |
| | 5. Abolition of the Crown in Kartli : Kartli under Persian Domination | 49 |
| | 6. Great War in Egrisi | 50 |
| | 7. Ejection of the Persians from Kartli : Introduction of the Institutr of Erismtavari | 52 |
| | 8. Invasions of Emperor Heraklius and Khazars in Georgia | 53 |
| | 9. Arabs' First Appearance in Georgia | 55 |
| | 10. Invassions under Murwan the Deaf | 57 |
| | 11. Nerse Erismtavari and Abo Tbileli (of Tbilisi) | 59 |
| | 12. Emergence of New Kingdoms and Principalities | 60 |
| | 13. Collapse of the Arab Rule | 62 |
| | 14. Reinforcement of Feudalism in the VIII-X centuries | 64 |
| | 15. Georgian Culture in the IV-X Centuries | 65 |
| Chapter III. | United Monarchy of Geprgia | 70 |
| | 1. Ring David the Kuropalates | 70 |
| | 2. King Bagrat III : Unified Georgian Monarchy | 72 |
| | 3. King Bagrat IV : Relations between Georgia and Byzantium in the XI century | 74 |
| | 4. The Selju-Turks Invasions | 76 |
| | 5. King Giorgi II : "Big Turkish Invasions" | 77 |
| | 6. Georgian Culture in the IX-XI Centuries | 78 |
| Chapter Iv. | Renaissance of Georgian Monarchy | 82 |
| | 1. Reforms under David the Builder | 82 |
| | 2. Repulsion of the Seljus-Turks from Georgia | 85 |
| | 3. Didgori Battle | 86 |
| | 4.Georgia - Supreme Pover in the Caucasus | 88 |
| | 5. Reing of Demetre I and Giorgi III | 90 |
| | 6. Queen Tamar | 92 |
| | 7. Qutlu-Arslan : The Rudiments of the Theory of Power Division | 92 |
| | 8. Battles of Shamkori and Basiani | 95 |
| | 9. Georgia's Role in Foundation of Trebizond Empire | 97 |
| | 10. Military Campaing in Iran | 98 |
| | 11. Court and Administration in Georgia in the Late XII Early XIII Centuries | 99 |
| | 12. Social and Economic Development of georgia in the XII Early XIII Centuries | 100 |
| | 13. Georgian Culture in the XII-XIII centuries | 103 |
| | 14. Shota Rustaveli | 106 |
| Chapter V. | The Decline of Georgian Monarchy | 108 |
| | 1. Reing of Giorgi-Lasha | 109 |
| | 2. The Mongols and their First Invasion in the Caucasus | 109 |
| | 3. Jalal-ul-din's Invasions in Georgia | 111 |
| | 4. The Mongol Domination in Georgia | 112 |
| | 5. Interregnum in Georgia | 114 |
| | 6. Diarchy in Georgia | 114 |
| | 7. The Mongol Census : Mongol Tazes | 115 |
| | 8. Revolts under David Narini and David Ulu | 116 |
| | 9. Demetre II the Devoted (Self-Sacrificing) | 120 |
| | 10. Joint Sovereigns | 119 |
| | 11. The Aftermath of the Mongol Domination | 120 |
| | 12. King Giorgi V "The Brilliant" | 121 |
| | 13. Tamerlane's Invasions in Georgia | 124 |
| | 14. King Alezander I the Great | 127 |
| Chapter VI. | Georgia from its Political Disintegration Until the XVIII Century | 129 |
| | 1. Political disintegration of Georgia | 129 |
| | 2. Kakheti Kingdom in the Late XV Century and its Relations with Russia | 130 |
| | 3. Kingdom of Kartli in the late XV - Early XVI Centuries : Domestic Feudal Anarchy | 132 |
| | 4. King Luarsab I | 133 |
| | 5. King Svimeon | 134 |
| | 6. Kakheti in the XVI Century | 136 |
| | 7. Kingdom of Imereti and Samtskhe-Atabagate in XVI Century | 137 |
| | 8. Kingdom of Kakheti in Early XVII Century : Ahah-Abbas/s Invasions | 130 |
| | 9. Struggle againts the Persian Aggession in the First Quarter of XVII Century : Queen Ketevan | 141 |
| | 10. Battles at Martgopi and Marabda | 142 |
| | 11. King of Kartli - Rustam Khan : Kartli and kakheti in the Second Half of the XVII Century | 145 |
| | 12. Social and Economic situation of Georgia Kingdoms and Principalities in XVI-XVII Centuries | 147 |
| | 13. Georgian Culture in the XVI-XVII Centuries | 149 |
| Chapter VII. | Georgia in the XVIII Century | 151 |
| | 1. Georgian Kingdoms and Principalities in the Late XVII Early XVIII Centuries | 151 |
| | 2. King Vakhtang VI : Revival of Culture and Science | 152 |
| | 3. Political Failure of Relations with Russia | 153 |
| | 4. Osmanli and Persian Domination in Georgia | 155 |
| | 5. Internal and International Conditions of Georgia in the Second Half of the XVIII Century | 156 |
| | 6. King Erekle II : Unification of Kartli and Kakheti | 157 |
| | 7. Western Georgia in the Second half of the XVIII Century : King Solomon I | 158 |
| | 8. Socio-Economic Situation in Heorgia in the Second half of the Century | 159 |
| | 9. Treaty of Georgievsk | 162 |
| | 10. Krtsanisi Battle | 163 |
| | 11. Georgian Culture in the Second Half of the XVIII Century | 164 |
| Chapter VIII. | Georgia a Part og Russian Emrire | 167 |
| | 1. Abolution of the Kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti and its Annexation | 167 |
| | 2. Subjugation and Abolition of the Kingdom of Imereti | 168 |
| | 3. Conquest and Abolition of Western Georgian Principalities | 170 |
| | 4. Struggle for National and Social Independence | 173 |
| | 5. Russo-Turkish and Russo-Persian Wars and Attachment of Historic Georgian Provinces | 177 |
| | 6. Georgian Culture in the I half of the XIX Century | 178 |
| | 7. Abolition of Serfdom in Georgia and reforms of the 1860-1870s | 181 |
| | 8. Russia-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and Georgia | 182 |
| | 9. Ilia Chavchavadze : Struggle for National Independence in Georgia | 184 |
| | 10. Political Trends and Emergence of Parties | 187 |
| | 11. Georgian Culture in the II half of the XIX Century | 190 |
| | 12. National Movement in Georgia in 1907-1914 | 192 |
| | 13. Georgia during World War I and National Movement in Georgia | 193 |
| Chapter IX. | Independence of Georgia : The First Republic | 196 |
| | 1. Overthrow of Monarchy in Russia : Georgia within the Transcaucasian Federation | 196 |
| | 2. Declaration of Independence of Georgia : First Obstacles and Success towards Building New Nation | 199 |
| | 3. Constituent Assembly of Georgia : First constitution of Georgia | 202 |
| | 4. Education, Science and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Georgia | 205 |
| | 5. Foreing Relations of Georgia and its Annexation by the Soviet Russia | 211 |
| | 6. Restoration and Reinforcement of Independence of Georgian Church | 212 |
| | 7. Forced Conversion of Georgia into a Soviet State : Transformation into Socialism | 217 |
| | 8. Georgia during World War II | 220 |
| | 9. Disintegration of the Soviet Union and Restoration of Independence of Georgia (1991) | 222 |
| | 10. Georgia in the Transition Period (1992-2003) | 226 |
| | 11. The Western Choice Made by Georgian People | 228 |
| | 12. Russian aggression and attempt of occupyng Georgia in August-September of 2008 | 232 |