THE RELATIONSHIP OF LEVAN - THE KING OF KAKHETI TOWARDS THE POPULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF KAKHETI

Abstract

One of the important issues of the internal policy of kinf Levan is his relationship with the population in the mountains of Kakheti. The relationship between the mountains and the valley was peculiar agricultural economical relationship. As it is known the main field of agriculture is cattle-breeding. In the summer mountains are very good place for the cattle, but if in the winter mountaineers don’t drive their cattle flock down to the valley they won’t be able to feed them. Besides the main consumers of the cattle products is the population in the valley. Mountaineers find every necessary goods that they can’t get them in the mounatins. The relationship between the mountains and the valley is significant in another way. Mountains can only room certain number of population. Increase number of population move down to the valley