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.

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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

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Gurandukht (Cuman princess) linkedPolities Kingdom of Georgia
Rusudan of Armenia monarchConsortOf Kingdom of Georgia
Rusudan of Armenia realm Kingdom of Georgia
Georgian Golden Age country Kingdom of Georgia
John the Iberian countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
John’s son Euthymius countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Georgia
Kartvelian peoples historicalStateTradition Kingdom of Georgia
Tornike Eristavi countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral World Heritage property (original inscription) associatedWith Kingdom of Georgia
this entity surface form: medieval Kingdom of Georgia
Church of the Virgin associatedWith Kingdom of Georgia
subject surface form: Church of the Virgin (Gelati Monastery)
this entity surface form: medieval Kingdom of Georgia
Demetrius I of Georgia countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Demetrius I of Georgia birthPlace Kingdom of Georgia
Demetrius I of Georgia deathPlace Kingdom of Georgia
Cuman people conflictedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Ghazan alliedWith Kingdom of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgian Kingdom
Ingiloys historicalAffiliation Kingdom of Georgia
Imereti region of Georgia wasPartOf Kingdom of Georgia
subject surface form: Imereti
Polovtsians interactedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Polovtsy conflictWith Kingdom of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgian Kingdom
Falben interactedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Comani interactedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Cuman–Kipchak confederation neighbors Kingdom of Georgia
this entity surface form: Georgian Kingdom
Bagrat I of Imereti countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Bagrat I of Imereti associatedWith Kingdom of Georgia
Mamia I Gurieli countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Principality of Imereti partOf Kingdom of Georgia
House of Gurieli country Kingdom of Georgia
Kaikhosro I Gurieli countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Guria region of modern Georgia wasPartOf Kingdom of Georgia
subject surface form: Guria
Gurieli dynasty country Kingdom of Georgia
Cuman Confederation neighbor Kingdom of Georgia
Alexander II of Imereti countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Uzbek Khan foreignRelations Kingdom of Georgia
King of Imereti precededBy Kingdom of Georgia
this entity surface form: unified Kingdom of Georgia
Mamia II Gurieli countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Shota Rustaveli countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
Vachnadze historicalRegion Kingdom of Georgia
Principality of Iberia successor Kingdom of Georgia