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'''Movses Kaghankatvatsi''' ({{lang-hy|Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի}},''Movses Kaġankatvac'i'', birth date and date of death unknown) was an indigenous historian of ].<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> According to various sources he was ethnically either Armenian<ref>{{hy icon}} Svazyan, H. ''Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի'' (Movses Kaghankatvatsi). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. viii. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1982 pp. 41-42</ref><ref>{{de icon}} Gesellschaft, Görres. ''Oriens Christianus''. Leipzig, Germany: O. Harrassowitz 1905, p. 274</ref><ref>{{fr icon}} Vavřínek, Vladimír. ''Byzantinoslavica''. Prague: Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences, 1929 p. 363</ref><ref>Oganesyan, Hrant Abgarovich. ''The Museums of Yerevan''. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1986 p. 8</ref> or Caucasian Albanian.<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><ref></ref> He authored in Armenian language ''The History of the country Albania'', a historical composition, or, most likely, a compilation assigned to him or to Movsēs Dasxuranc'i.<ref>C. J. F. Dowsett, "The Albanian Chronicle of Mxit'ar Goš", ''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 ]. From his own writings it is known that he was born in ] region, in a village of Kaghankatuk near ], the capital of ] (Book II, chapter 11).
'''Movses Kaghankatvatsi''' ({{lang-hy|Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի}}), also referred to as '''Movses Daskhurantsi''' ({{lang-hy|Մովսես Դասխուրանցի}}) was the indigenous ] ] of ].<ref>{{tr icon}} {{cite book
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| isbn = 0924171502 }}</ref><ref>{{hy icon}} Svazyan, H. ''Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի'' (Movses Kaghankatvatsi). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. viii. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1982 pp. 41-42</ref><ref>{{de icon}} Gesellschaft, Görres. ''Oriens Christianus''. Leipzig, Germany: O. Harrassowitz 1905, p. 274</ref><ref>{{fr icon}} Vavřínek, Vladimír. ''Byzantinoslavica''. Prague: Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences, 1929 p. 363</ref><ref>Oganesyan, Hrant Abgarovich. ''The Museums of Yerevan''. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1986 p. 8</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><ref name=Hacikyan>{{cite book
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== Controversy of name ==
This ] historian is associated with the historical compilation known as ''The History of the Country of Albania''
<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. The identity of the author as well as his writings has been subject to scholarly discussion for decades
<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. The first historian to mention this author was ], referring to him as ''Movses Daskhurantsi'', a name that does not appear anywhere else<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. However, a later historian, ], referred to a statement in the ''History'' itself, to attribute the name of the author as ''Movses Kaghankatvatsi''
<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. The statement in question (Book II, ch. 11) says:


{{cquote|''When the enemy became aware of what had happened, they pursued them and overtook a group of them at the foot of the mountain opposite the large village of Kaghankatuk, which is in the same province of Uti where I too am from.''}}
Except for a few additional references in 13th-century sources, nothing is known about his life. Based on the fact that Movses narrates the ] and other ] 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 such as ], ], ], and ]), but does not mention 7th-century Armenian authors as ], ], ], and ].


However, scholars question the content of this passage
However, the 3rd book of his ''History'' differs from the previous ones in style and date. It deals with the ] and their conquest of Partav (present-day Barda), dated by ] to ] or ]. 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 Kaghankatvatsi.
<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. It is unknown whether the “I” in question was the original author or someone else
<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. Moreover, the passage suggests the author is from the province of ], and not necessarily from Kaghankatuk
<ref name="Hacikyan"/>.


== Date and authorship of his ''The History of the Country of Albania'' ==
According to other researchers (], Abegyan), Movses Kaghankatvatsi lived in the ] and wrote only the 3rd book of the "The History of the Country of Albania", while the information of the 1st and 2nd books about the events of the 7th century was derived from ], ] and other Armenian writers.


The primary work associated with this author, ''The History of the Country of Albania'' is subject to contreversy as well. The attribution of the work to a single author was rejected from the beginning<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. Movses narrates the ] and other events up to the ] in Book I and II of ''History''.<ref name="Hacikyan"/>
== References ==

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However, Book III of his ''History'' differs from the previous ones in style of writing<ref>{{cite book
| last = Hewsen
| first = Robert H.
| author link =
| title =Notes and Communications
| publisher = Bulletin of Oriental and African Studies, University of London vol. 27
Museum History
| date =1964
| location =London
| pages = pp. 151-156
| isbn = }}</ref> and date<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. It deals with the ] and their conquest of ] in the ]<ref name="Hacikyan"/>.

Because of such time lapse and difference in style, attribution of the work to a single author seems impossible<ref name="Hacikyan"/>. Some have tried to solve this dilemma by attributing Book I and II to ''Kaghankatvatsi'' and Book III of the compilation to ''Daskhurantsi''.<ref name="Hacikyan"/>

==References==
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== Literature == == Literature ==
*{{ru icon}}{{cite book | author=Movses Kaġankatvac'i | title= (translated by Š.V. Smbatian)| publisher=Matenadaran|year=1984|location = Yerevan|isbn= }} *{{ru icon}}{{cite book | author=Movses Kaghankatvatsi | title= (translated by Š.V. Smbatian)| publisher=Matenadaran|year=1984|location = Yerevan|isbn= }}
*{{ka icon}}{{cite book | author=Movses Kaġankatvac'i | title= The History of Albania (translated by L. Davlianidze-Tatishvili)| publisher= |year=1985|location = Tbilisi|isbn= }} *{{ka icon}}{{cite book | author=Movses Kaghankatvatsi | title= The History of Albania (translated by L. Davlianidze-Tatishvili)| publisher= |year=1985 | location= Tbilisi |isbn= }}
*{{en icon}}{{cite book | author= Movsēs Dasxuranci (Movses Kaġankatvac'i )| title= The History of the Caucasian Albanians (translated by C. F. J. Dowsett)| publisher=(London Oriental Series, Vol. 8) |year=1961|location = London|isbn= }} *{{en icon}}{{cite book | author= Movsēs Dasxuranc'i | title= The History of the Caucasian Albanians (translated by C. F. J. Dowsett)| publisher=(London Oriental Series, Vol. 8) |year=1961|location = London|isbn= }}

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The Sassanian fortress of Derbent, whose Siege and Sack during the Khazar Invasions was described in detail by the author of History.

Movses Kaghankatvatsi (Template:Lang-hy), also referred to as Movses Daskhurantsi (Template:Lang-hy) was the indigenous Armenian historian of Caucasian Albania.

Controversy of name

This 7th century historian is associated with the historical compilation known as The History of the Country of Albania . The identity of the author as well as his writings has been subject to scholarly discussion for decades . The first historian to mention this author was Mkhitar Gosh, referring to him as Movses Daskhurantsi, a name that does not appear anywhere else. However, a later historian, Kirakos Gandzaketsi, referred to a statement in the History itself, to attribute the name of the author as Movses Kaghankatvatsi . The statement in question (Book II, ch. 11) says:

When the enemy became aware of what had happened, they pursued them and overtook a group of them at the foot of the mountain opposite the large village of Kaghankatuk, which is in the same province of Uti where I too am from.


However, scholars question the content of this passage . It is unknown whether the “I” in question was the original author or someone else . Moreover, the passage suggests the author is from the province of Uti, and not necessarily from Kaghankatuk .

Date and authorship of his The History of the Country of Albania

The primary work associated with this author, The History of the Country of Albania is subject to contreversy as well. The attribution of the work to a single author was rejected from the beginning. Movses narrates the Khazar invasion of Transcaucasia and other events up to the 7th century in Book I and II of History.

However, Book III of his History differs from the previous ones in style of writing and date. It deals with the Caspian expeditions of the Rus and their conquest of Partav in the 10th century.

Because of such time lapse and difference in style, attribution of the work to a single author seems impossible. Some have tried to solve this dilemma by attributing Book I and II to Kaghankatvatsi and Book III of the compilation to Daskhurantsi.

References

  1. Template:Tr icon İstanbul Üniversitesi İslâm Tetkikleri Enstitüsü (1953). İslâm Tetkikleri Enstitüsü dergisi. İstanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Matbaası. pp. p. 35. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 19 (help)
  2. Vasiliev, A.A. (1951). The Second Russian Attack on Constantinople. Dumbarton Oaks Papers Vol. 6. pp. p. 181. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  3. Underwood, Paul A. (1950). The Fountain of Life in the Manuscript of the Gospels. Dumbarton Oaks Papers Vol. 5. pp. p. 96. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  4. Cameron, Averil (1969). Agathias of the Sassanians. Dumbarton Oaks Papers Vol. 23. pp. p. 153. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  5. Oshanin, Lev Vasilievich (1964). Anthropological Composition of the Population of Central Asia, and the Ethnogenesis of of Its Peoples. Peabody Museum. pp. p. 24. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  6. Société belge d'études byzantines, Centre national de recherches byzantines, Byzantine Institute of America, with Contributor Paul Graindor, Henri Grégoire (1924). Byzantion: revue internationale des études Byzantines. pp. p. 72. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help); |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help); line feed character in |last= at position 114 (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Template:Hu iconBalás, Gábo (1988). A Székely művelődés évszázadai. Panoráma. pp. p. 14. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  8. Laufer, Berthold. Sino-Iranica. Harvard University. pp. p. 594. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  9. Template:De icon Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Kommission für Byzantinistik, Universität Wien Institut für Byzantinistik, Universität Wien Institut für Byzantinistik und Neogräzistik (1981). Jahrbuch der österreichischen Byzantinistik. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. p. 5. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 11 (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. Template:De icon Asia Major, August Fischer, Erich Bräunlich (1964). Islamica. pp. p. 150. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Wexler, Paul (2002). Two-Tiered Relaxification in Yiddish: Jews, Sorbs, Khazars, and the Kiev-Polessian dialect. Walter de Gruyter. pp. p. 713. ISBN 3110172585. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  12. Template:Pl icon Uniwersytet Łódzki (1983). Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Lodz: Uniwersytet. pp. p. 90. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  13. Kushnareva, Karinė Khristoforovna (1997). The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory. Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum History. pp. p. 196. ISBN 0924171502. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 22 (help)
  14. Template:Hy icon Svazyan, H. Մովսես Կաղանկատվացի (Movses Kaghankatvatsi). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. viii. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1982 pp. 41-42
  15. Template:De icon Gesellschaft, Görres. Oriens Christianus. Leipzig, Germany: O. Harrassowitz 1905, p. 274
  16. Template:Fr icon Vavřínek, Vladimír. Byzantinoslavica. Prague: Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences, 1929 p. 363
  17. Oganesyan, Hrant Abgarovich. The Museums of Yerevan. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1986 p. 8
  18. Vladimir Minorsky. "Caucasica IV", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 15, No. 3. (1953), p. 504
  19. ^ Hacikyan, Agop Jack (2000). The Heritage of Armenian Literature. Wayne State University Press. pp. p. 171-172. ISBN 0814330231. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help)
  20. Hewsen, Robert H. (1964). Notes and Communications. London: Bulletin of Oriental and African Studies, University of London vol. 27 Museum History. pp. pp. 151-156. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author link= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 71 (help)

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