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词条 Egarslan Bakurtsikheli
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Egarslan Bakurtsikheli ({{Lang-ka|ეგარსლან ბაკურციხელი}}; Egarslan of Bakhurtsikhe) was the 13th-century Georgian nobleman and politician, a powerful feudal lord and ruler of Kakheti,

Life

During the Mongol invasion of Georgia in 1236, Queen Rusudan of Georgia had fled to western Georgia, leaving eastern Georgia in the hands of atabeg (tutor) and amirspasalar (commander-in-chief) Avag Mkhargrdzeli and Egarslan Bakurtsikheli, who held military posts along the frontier regions. They submitted to Mongols without any serious opposition and agreed to pay tribute. Finally, in 1239 Georgia submited to Mongol Empire.

During this period of interregnum (1245–1250), with the two Davids (heirs of the Georgian crown) absent at the court of the Great Khan in Karakorum, the Mongols divided the Kingdom of Georgia into eight districts (tumen). The first tumen, consisting of: Hereti, Kakheti and Kambechan came under Egarslan Bakurtsikheli making him virtual head of the Georgian nobility;[1] and all the Georgian families obeyed his will, (even) the most high-ranking and honest mandaturtukhutsesi (Grand Master of Ceremonies) Shanshe, count Vahram of Gagi, and all the mtavaris (dukes).[2] The Georgian mtavaris parted with one other, but plunged into internecine wars. Almost immediately, noblemen met at Kokhtastavi in Javakheti to deal with anarchy brought about by Mongol oppression. They decided to place at their head Egarslan, the descendant of an impeccable family. After the conspiracy Egarslan Bakurtsikheli had acquired so much power that other nobles feared he might seize the vacant throne.[3] The chronicler describes him as "an estimable man and very versed in the science of war, [who] had such consideration that he only lacked the name of king. All the Georgians obeyed him as a monarch."[4]

When the Georgians learned of the return of amirspasalar (commander-in-chief) Avag Mkhargrdzeli from Karakorum, all sorts of chiefs and dignitaries went out to meet him, and with them Egarslan. When Avag approached him, he thought that Egarslan would dismount his horse and so would meet him. But he gave himself airs and did not deign to treat Avag according to his rank. Then Egarslan was expelled from the country, as the Mongols looked on approving.[5]

References

1. ^Alexander Mikaberidze, (Jan 1, 2007), Historical Dictionary of Georgia - Scarecrow Press, {{ISBN|978-0810855809}}
2. ^Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Kartlis Tskhovreba (History of Georgia), Artanuji pub. Tbilisi 2014
3. ^{{cite book|title=Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia|last=Rayfield|first=Donald|publisher=Reaktion Books|year=2012|isbn=978-1780230306|location=London|pages=128|author-link=Donald Rayfield}}
4. ^{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Stephen F.|last2=Suny|first2=Ronald Grigor|date=October 1990|title=The Making of the Georgian Nation|journal=Russian Review|volume=49|issue=4|pages=501|doi=10.2307/130542|issn=0036-0341|jstor=130542}}
5. ^{{Cite book|title=The Turco-Mongol invasions and the lords of Armenia in the 13-14th centuries|last=Gregory.|first=Bedrosian, Robert|date=1987|publisher=U.M.I|oclc=913483901}}
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