Kingdom of Georgia

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The Kingdom of Georgia was a powerful medieval monarchy in the Caucasus region, known for its cultural flourishing, military strength, and role as a major Christian state between Europe and Asia.


Statements (69)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former monarchy
medieval kingdom
alliedWith Byzantine Empire
Crusader states
borderedBy Byzantine Empire
Empire of Trebizond
Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: "Ilkhanate"

Kingdom of Armenia
Seljuk Empire
Dagestan
surface form: "Shirvan"
capital Kutaisi
Tbilisi
continent Asia
Europe
country Georgia
culturalHeritage Georgian church architecture
Georgian frescoes
Georgian medieval literature
currency tetri
endTime 1490
era Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Georgians
followedBy Kingdom of Imereti
Kingdom of Kakheti
Kingdom of Iberia
surface form: "Kingdom of Kartli"
follows Georgian Orthodox Church
governmentType hereditary monarchy
hasMonarch Bagrat III of Georgia
Bagrat VI of Georgia
Bagrat VI of Georgia
surface form: "Constantine II of Georgia"

David IV of Georgia
George XII of Georgia
surface form: "George III of Georgia"

George IV of Georgia
George V of Georgia
Tamar of Georgia
hasSite Bagrati Cathedral
Gelati Monastery
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Vardzia
knownFor Christian scholarship
cultural flourishing
military strength
monastic centers
language Georgian language
legalCode Georgian customary law
locatedIn Caucasus
majorCity Kutaisi
Mtskheta
Tbilisi
nobleClass aznauri
notableEvent Battle of Didgori
Georgian–Seljuk wars
Mongol invasions of Georgia
Timurid invasions of Georgia
notableRuler David IV of Georgia
Tamar of Georgia
opposedTo Mongol
surface form: "Mongol Empire"

Seljuk Empire
Timurid dynasty
surface form: "Timurid Empire"
partOf Christian world
peakPeriod 12th century
early 13th century
precededBy Abkhazia
surface form: "Kingdom of Abkhazia"

Kingdom of Iberia
surface form: "Principality of Iberia"
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
rulingDynasty Bagrationi dynasty
startTime 1008
stateReligion Georgian Orthodox Church
surface form: "Georgian Orthodox Christianity"
writingSystem Georgian script

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongol Ilkhanate alliedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Bagrati Cathedral associatedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Iviron Monastery associatedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Bagratid Armenia borderedBy Kingdom of Georgia
David IV of Georgia country Kingdom of Georgia
Kutaisi formerCapitalOf Kingdom of Georgia
Kakheti historicalProvinceOf Kingdom of Georgia
Imereti historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Georgia
Samegrelo historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Georgia
Georgians historicalState Kingdom of Georgia
Mongol conquests opponent Kingdom of Georgia
Principality of Guria partOf Kingdom of Georgia
Svans partOfState Kingdom of Georgia
this entity surface form: "Kingdom of Georgia (historically)"
Kingdom of Imereti predecessor Kingdom of Georgia
Principality of Guria predecessor Kingdom of Georgia
Bagratid Armenia successor Kingdom of Georgia
Golden Horde tributaryState Kingdom of Georgia

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