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Georgia became one of the pre-eminent nations of the Christian East, and its pan-Caucasian empire [10] and network of tributaries stretched from Eastern Europe to Anatolia and northern frontiers of Iran, while Georgia also maintained religious possessions abroad, such as the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem and the Monastery of Iviron in Greece.
The temporary fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1204 to the Crusaders left Georgia and Bulgarian Empire as the strongest Christian states in the whole East Mediterranean area. The same year Queen Tamar sent her troops to take over the former Byzantine Lazona and Paryadria with the cities of Atina, Riza , Trebizond , Kerasunt , Amysos , Cotyora ...
Kingdom of Georgia Timurid Empire: Victory George succeeded in expanding Georgia's borders temporarily to their former extent. [7] 1407-1502 Turkoman invasions of Georgia: Kingdom of Georgia Shirvanshah Safavid Empire (1502) Qara Qoyunlu (1407-1468) Aq Qoyunlu (1468-1502) Victory End of invasions against Georgia and consolidation of Safavids in ...
Empire is located primarily in Dodge County but extends west into Bleckley County as well. Despite being mostly located in Dodge County, Empire has the same zip code as Bleckley County. U.S. Route 23 passes through the CDP, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to Cochran , the Bleckley County seat, and south 12 miles (19 km) to Eastman , the Dodge ...
Kingdom of Georgia: Seljuk Empire: Victory 1117 Capture of Gishi Gebele, Azerbaijan: Georgian–Seljuk wars Kingdom of Georgia: Seljuk Empire: Victory 1118 Battle of Rakhsi: Armenia: Georgian–Seljuk wars Kingdom of Georgia: Seljuk Empire: Victory 1120 Battle of Botora: Georgia: Georgian–Seljuk wars Kingdom of Georgia: Seljuk Empire: Victory ...
During the 19th century, taking advantage of Georgia's defeat by the Iranians, the Russian Empire began to annex individual Georgian dominions over a 50-year period until all of Georgia was absorbed by the empire. Russia violated the Treaty of Georgievsk, occupying the Georgian Kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti in 1801 and the Kingdom of Imereti in 1810.
Georgia finally saw a period of revival unknown since the Mongol invasions under King George V the Brilliant. A far-sighted monarch, George V managed to play on the decline of the Ilkhanate, stopped paying tribute to the Mongols, restored the pre-1220 state borders of Georgia, and returned the Empire of Trebizond into Georgia's sphere of influence.
Georgia has become more integrated into the global trading network: its 2015 imports and exports account for 50% and 21% of GDP respectively. [266] Georgia's main imports are vehicles, ores, fossil fuels and pharmaceuticals. Main exports are ores, ferro-alloys, vehicles, wines, mineral waters and fertilizers.