Egrisi

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Egrisi was a medieval Georgian kingdom that emerged as a successor to ancient Colchis in the western Caucasus region.

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Egrisi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
medieval Georgian kingdom
borders Abkhazia
Guria
Iberia (ancient kingdom)
surface form: Iberia (ancient Georgian kingdom)

Svaneti
Tao-Klarjeti
contestedBy Sasanian Empire
country Georgia
dominantChurch Georgian Orthodox Church
emergedAfter ancient Colchis
flourishedInCentury 5th century
6th century
7th century
hasAlternativeName Lazica
Lazikē
surface form: Lazika
hasCapital Tsikhegoji (Archaeopolis)
surface form: Archaeopolis

Tsikhegoji
hasEthnicComponent Laz people
Mingrelians
historicalRole early center of Georgian statehood in the west
influencedBy Byzantine culture
Hellenistic period
surface form: Hellenistic culture
knownFor conflicts between Byzantium and Sasanian Iran
language Georgian
Laz
locatedIn western Georgia
surface form: Western Georgia

Western Caucasus
surface form: western Caucasus
locatedOn Black Sea coast
partiallyControlledBy Byzantine Empire
partOf Caucasus region
Christian Caucasus polities
historical Georgian kingdoms
politicalSystem monarchy
predecessor Colchis
regionCorrespondsTo Samegrelo
part of modern western Georgia
regionType coastal and mountainous kingdom
religion Christianity
religiousAffiliation Eastern Christianity
strategicImportance control of Black Sea trade routes
successor Abkhazia
surface form: Kingdom of Abkhazia
successorStateOf Colchis
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity
usedScript Georgian script

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Colchis succeededBy Egrisi
Lazica alsoKnownAs Egrisi