5th Century in Asia - 5th-Century Monarchs in Asia, 5th Century in the Byzantine Empire, Emperor Rich, Emperor Ingy, Emperor Hanzei (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 148. Not illustrated. Chapters: 5th-Century Monarchs in Asia, 5th Century in the Byzantine Empire, Emperor Rich, Emperor Ingy, Emperor Hanzei, Emperor Y ryaku, Emperor Kenz, Emperor Buretsu, Emperor Ank, Emperor Ninken, Emperor Seinei, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Chandragupta Ii, Gwanggaeto the Great, Jangsu of Goguryeo, Kumaragupta I, Kashyapa I of Sri Lanka, Dhatusena of Sri Lanka, Battle of the Utus, Skandagupta, Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, Dongseong of Baekje, Jeonji of Baekje, Gaero of Baekje, Nulji of Silla, Byzantium Under the Leonid Dynasty, Munju of Baekje, Asin of Baekje, Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya, Samgeun of Baekje, Naemul of Silla, Byzantium Under the Theodosian Dynasty, Yujiulu Hulu, Archil of Iberia, Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae, Budhagupta, Jilji of Geumgwan Gaya, Gyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya, Biyu of Baekje, Guisin of Baekje, Silseong of Silla, Ipum of Geumgwan Gaya, Battle of Cotyaeum, Chwihui of Geumgwan Gaya, Narasimhagupta, Jabi of Silla, Soji of Silla, Yujiulu Datan, Yujiulu Wuti. Excerpt: Vakhtang I "Gorgasali" (Georgian: ) (c. 439 or 443 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king of Iberia, natively known as Kartli (modern eastern Georgia) in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century. Gorgasali is a sobriquet meaning in Iranian "wolfs head." He led his people, in an ill-fated alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire, into a lengthy struggle against Sassanid Iranian hegemony, which ended in Vakhtang's defeat and weakening of the kingdom of Iberia. Tradition also ascribes him reorganization of the Georgian church and foundation of Tbilisi, Georgias modern capital. Dating Vakhtang's reign is problematic. Professor Ivane Javakhishvili assigns to Vakhtangs rule the dates c. 449502 and Professor Cyril Toumanoff the dates c. 447522. Furthermore, Toumanoff identifies Vakhtang with the Iberian ki...