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'''Movses Kaghankatvatsi''' (or ''Kalankatuatsi'', also ''Moses of Kalankatuyk'', {{lang-hy|Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի}}) was |
'''Movses Kaghankatvatsi''' (or ''Kalankatuatsi'', also ''Moses of Kalankatuyk'', {{lang-hy|Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի}}, birth date and date of death unknown) was a [[7th century]] [[Armenian people|Armenian]] [[historian]] from [[Caucasian Albania]].<ref>Svazyan, H. ''Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի'' (Movses Kaghankatvatsi). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. viii. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1982 pp. 41-42</ref><ref>Vladimir Minorsky. "Caucasica IV", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 15, No. 3. (1953), p. 504</ref> He authored ''The History of the country Aluank'',<ref>К.В.Тревер. Очерки по Истории и культуре Кавказской Албании IV В. до н. э. - VII в. н. э. (источники и литература). Издание Академии наук СССР, М.-Л., 1959</ref> a historical composition, or, most likely, a compilation assigned to him or to Movses Dasxuranci <ref>C. J. F. Dowsett, "The Albanian Chronicle of Mxit'ar Gosh", ''Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies'' 21(1958), pp. 472-490 </ref>. Based on the inscription added in one of the manuscripts (No 667, record No 1855), it is known that the author of the book was a [[monk]]. From his own writings it is known that he was born in [[Utik]] region, in a village of Kalankatuyk near [[Barda, Azerbaijan|Barda]], the capital of [[Caucasian Albania]] (Book II, chapter 11). |
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Except for a few additional references in 13th-century sources, nothing is known about his life. Based on the fact that Movses narrates the [[Khazar invasion of Transcaucasia]] and other [[7th century]] events as an eyewitness, some researchers (Emin, Bore, Shakhnazarian) assume that he lived at that time. This explains why the author refers to the Armenian historians of the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries ([[Agathangelos]], [[Faustos of Byzantium]], [[Yeghishe]], [[Moses of Chorene]]), but does not mention 7th-century Armenian authors ([[John Mamikonian]], [[Shapuh Bagratuni]], [[Sebeos]], [[Thomas Artsruni]]). |
Except for a few additional references in 13th-century sources, nothing is known about his life. Based on the fact that Movses narrates the [[Khazar invasion of Transcaucasia]] and other [[7th century]] events as an eyewitness, some researchers (Emin, Bore, Shakhnazarian) assume that he lived at that time. This explains why the author refers to the Armenian historians of the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries ([[Agathangelos]], [[Faustos of Byzantium]], [[Yeghishe]], [[Moses of Chorene]]), but does not mention 7th-century Armenian authors ([[John Mamikonian]], [[Shapuh Bagratuni]], [[Sebeos]], [[Thomas Artsruni]]). |
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Revision as of 19:48, 20 July 2007
Movses Kaghankatvatsi (or Kalankatuatsi, also Moses of Kalankatuyk, Armenian: Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի, birth date and date of death unknown) was a 7th century Armenian historian from Caucasian Albania.[1][2] He authored The History of the country Aluank,[3] a historical composition, or, most likely, a compilation assigned to him or to Movses Dasxuranci [4]. Based on the inscription added in one of the manuscripts (No 667, record No 1855), it is known that the author of the book was a monk. From his own writings it is known that he was born in Utik region, in a village of Kalankatuyk near Barda, the capital of Caucasian Albania (Book II, chapter 11).
Except for a few additional references in 13th-century sources, nothing is known about his life. Based on the fact that Movses narrates the Khazar invasion of Transcaucasia and other 7th century events as an eyewitness, some researchers (Emin, Bore, Shakhnazarian) assume that he lived at that time. This explains why the author refers to the Armenian historians of the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries (Agathangelos, Faustos of Byzantium, Yeghishe, Moses of Chorene), but does not mention 7th-century Armenian authors (John Mamikonian, Shapuh Bagratuni, Sebeos, Thomas Artsruni).
However, the 3rd book of his History differs from the previous ones in style and date. It deals with the Caspian expeditions of the Rus and their conquest of Partav (present-day Barda), dated by Ibn Miskawayh to 943 or 944. Based on the analysis of the language of the author and his style, some researches have concluded that the 3rd Book was written entirely by another person, who lived several centuries after Movses Kagankatvatsi.
According to other researchers (Patkanov, Abegyan), Movses Kagankatvatsi lived in the 10th century and wrote only the 3rd book of the "The History of the Country of Aluank", while the information of the 1st and 2nd books about the events of the 7th century was derived from Movses Khorenatsi, Egishe and other Armenian writers.
References
- ^ Svazyan, H. Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի (Movses Kaghankatvatsi). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. viii. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1982 pp. 41-42
- ^ Vladimir Minorsky. "Caucasica IV", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 15, No. 3. (1953), p. 504
- ^ К.В.Тревер. Очерки по Истории и культуре Кавказской Албании IV В. до н. э. - VII в. н. э. (источники и литература). Издание Академии наук СССР, М.-Л., 1959
- ^ C. J. F. Dowsett, "The Albanian Chronicle of Mxit'ar Gosh", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 21(1958), pp. 472-490
Literature
- Movses Kalankatuatsi. The History of the Country of Aluank. Translated from Old Armenian (Grabar) by Sh.V.Smbatian, Yerevan, 1984 (In Russian).
- Movses Kalankatuatsi. History of Albania. Translated by L. Davlianidze-Tatishvili, Tbilisi, 1985 (In Georgian)
- The History of the Caucasian Albanians by Movsēs Dasxuranci, translated by C. F. J. Dowsett (London Oriental Series, Vol. 8), London 1961.