The Georgian Chronicles (Georgian: ქართლის ცხოვრება) is a conventional English name for the principal compendium of medieval Georgian historical texts Kartlis Tskhovreba (Georgian: ქართლის ცხოვრება), literally "life of Kartli", Kartli being a core region of ancient and medieval Georgia, known to the Classical and Byzantine authors as Iberia. The chronicles are also known as The Georgian Royal Annals, for they were essentially the official corpus of history of the Kingdom of Georgia