Georgian Monuments of Material Culture-Abkhazia
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https://doi.org/10.52340/isj.2022.25.14Abstract
Geographic scope of the toponym “Abkhazia” has been changing for centuries. Foreign sources mentioned first Western Georgia under this name and later they referred to the whole country. The territory of modern Abkhazia used to cover the Abkhaz duchy (saeristavo), the Tskhumi duchy and a part of the Odishi duchy in the United Kingdom of Georgia. As a result of disintegration of Georgia in the 15th century current territory of Abkhazia first belonged to the kingdom of Imereti, then the Odishi Principality and later from the 17th c. it became a part of the Abkhazian Principality. Thus, the medieval Georgian cultural centers existing on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia originally belonged first to the Odishi duchy (saeristavo) and later it became a part of the Odishi Principality. These cultural and educational centers have left indelible mark in the history of spiritual development of the Georgian population.
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