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Bagrat IV (Georgian: ბაგრატ IV; 1018 – 24 November 1072), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1027 to 1072. [1] During his long and eventful reign, Bagrat sought to repress the great nobility and to secure Georgia's sovereignty from the Byzantine and Seljuk Empires.
King of Georgia r.1405/1407-1412: David: Tamar: Olympias: Alexander I King of Georgia b.1386–d.1445/46 r.1412–1442: Bagrat: Prince George Co-king of Georgia r.1408-1412: Vakhtang IV King of Georgia b.≈1413–1446 r.1442-1446: Bagrationi b.≈1411/1412 – d.bef.1438 Empress consort of Trebizond r.1429–c.1438: Prince Demetrius b. c.1413 ...
King David IV of Georgia. This unified monarchy maintained its precarious independence from the Byzantine and Seljuk empires throughout the 11th century, flourished under David IV the Builder (1089–1125), who repelled the Seljuk attacks and essentially completed the unification of Georgia with the re-conquest of Tbilisi in 1122. [1]
Paternal grandson of Constantine I of Georgia. In 1463 rose as King of Imereti, and in 1466 ascended in Kartli (the part George VIII renounced), reuniting it with Imereti. 1466-1478 Kingdom of Georgia: Alexander I (ალექსანდრე I) 1445 Son of George VIII and Tamar or Nestan-Darejan: 1476-1511 27 April 1511 aged 65/66: Kingdom ...
David IV of Georgia, a fresco from the Shio-Mgvime monastery Expansion of Kingdom of Georgia under David IV's reign. George II ceded the crown to his 16-year-old son David IV in 1089. Under the tutelage of his court minister, George of Chqondidi, David IV suppressed the feudal lords and centralized the power. In 1089–1100, he organized ...
Contemporary Georgian script does not recognize capital letters and their usage has become decorative. [52] Mkhedruli first appears in the 10th century. The oldest Mkhedruli inscription is found in Ateni Sioni Church dating back to 982 AD. The second oldest Mkhedruli-written text is found in the 11th-century royal charters of King Bagrat IV of ...
Timur the Lame invades Georgia destroys most of the towns in Western Georgia. 60,000 survivors were taken back to the Timurid Empire as slaves. 1463 Self-declared King of Imereti Bagrat VI defeats George VIII forces in the Battle of Chikhori and ensures his power.
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 ...