Vakhushti of Kartli
Georgian prince (1696–1757) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vakhushti (Georgian: ვახუშტი; c. 1696 – 1757) was a Georgian royal prince (batonishvili), geographer, historian and cartographer. His principal historical and geographic works, Description of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Geographical Atlas, were inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2013.[1]
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Vakhushti | |
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Born | c. 1696 Tbilisi, Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Empire |
Died | 1757 (aged c. 61) Moscow, Russian Empire |
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Spouse | Mariam Abashidze |
Issue | Ivan |
Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
Father | Vakhtang VI |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox |
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