Pharnavazid dynasty | |
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![]() Claw foot of the royal throne found at Mount Bagineti, 2nd century AD. Kept at the Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi.[1] | |
Country | Kingdom of Iberia Colchis Kingdom of Armenia |
Founded | 3rd century BC |
Founder | Pharnavaz I |
Final ruler | Amazasp II Aspacures I (through female line) |
Style(s) | Style of the Georgian sovereign |
Estate(s) | Kingdom of Iberia |
Cadet branches | Arsacid dynasty of Iberia (through female line) |
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The Pharnavazid (Georgian: ფარნავაზიანი, romanized: parnavaziani) is the name of the first dynasty of Georgian kings of Kartli (Iberia) preserved by The Georgian Chronicles. Their rule lasted, with intermissions, from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD. The main male line is reported to have become extinct early on and followed by houses related to it in the female line. By the close of the 2nd century AD, the Pharnavazid rule came to an end and the Arsacid dynasty took over the crown of Iberia.