Manraloi

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Manraloi (Georgian: მანრალები, manralebi; Greek: Μάνραλοι, manraloi) were an ancient Georgian tribe. As considered by scholars, their name is a Greek version of Mingrelian endonym Margali (მარგალი). 2nd century BC author Ptolemy attests Manraloi as the inland inhabitants of Colchis.

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  • Меликишвили Г. А., К истории древней Грузии, Тб., 1959;
  • მელიქიშვილი გ., ქსე, ტ. 6, გვ. 412, თბ., 1983