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DOI: 10.46698/VNC.2025.30.23.008

SAINT NANA – QUEEN OF KARTLI

Tuallagov, Alan A.
Kavkaz Forum. 2025. Issue 23.
Abstract:

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of the ethnic origin of Saint Nana, the ruler of ancient Kartli. The image of this historical figure has always remained, with rare exceptions, outside the attention of specialists, despite her special role in the history of the state’s baptism, which represents one of the earliest examples of the establishment of Christianity as a state religion. The solution to this problem can bring us closer to understanding the historical reality in the conditions of the multi-ethnic Caucasian region during that period, which determines the very relevance of the problem under consideration. The scientific novelty of the study lies in considering the problem in the context of regional and global history. The purpose of the study is to verify the hypotheses about the origin of the queen of Kartli. The study used methods of textual and logical analysis of sources based on the principles of historicism and objectivity, as well as systematic presentation. The conducted study, based on additionally attracted and analyzed materials, allows us to support the hypothesis that the father of the Kartlian queen Nana was the ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom Thothors. This ruler can be considered as a representative of the Alanian branch of the official dynasty of the state, closely connected with the domain of this ruler – Alania, located, apparently, in the region of the Central Ciscaucasia. In the history of the noble Alanian clan of Thothors, a special role could have been played by connections with the highest aristocracy of Iran and its rulers, which should have been taken into account when concluding an interdynastic marriage. In addition, the interdynastic marriage itself could, among other things, pursue the continuation of the corresponding matrimonial line on the part of the ruler of Kartli.

Keywords: Kartli, Bosporan Kingdom, Alania, Christianity, Nana, Thothors.
Language: Russian Download the full text  
For citation: Tuallagov, A.A. Saint Nana – Queen of Kartli. KAVKAZ-FORUM. 2025, iss. 23 (30), pp. 102-115.
(In Russian). DOI 10.46698/VNC.2025.30.23.008
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