David IV of Georgia

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Christian ruler king of Georgia medieval monarch

David IV of Georgia, also known as David the Builder, was a highly influential 12th-century Georgian king renowned for unifying the country, defeating the Seljuk Turks, and leading a cultural and political golden age.

Aliases (2)

King David IV of Georgia ×2
David IV ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ruler → king of Georgia → medieval monarch →
alliance	Cumans → surface form: "Cumans (Kipchaks)"
battle	Battle of Didgori →
birthDate	c. 1073 →
burialPlace	Gelati Monastery →
capitalDuringReign	Tbilisi →
century	12th century →
child	Demetrius I of Georgia → Tamar → surface form: "Tamar (daughter of David IV)"
coronationPlace	Kutaisi →
country	Kingdom of Georgia →
deathDate	24 January 1125 →
dynasty	Bagrationi dynasty →
era	Georgian Golden Age →
expandedTerritory	Shamakhi Uyezd → surface form: "Shirvan" Tbilisi → parts of Armenia →
father	George II of Georgia →
founded	Gelati Monastery →
givenName	David →
implemented	feudal reforms in Georgia →
knownFor	administrative reforms → church reforms → defeating the Seljuk Turks → initiating the Georgian Golden Age → military reforms → unifying the Kingdom of Georgia →
language	Georgian →
mother	Helena (consort of George II) →
nickname	David Aghmashenebeli → David the Builder →
patronOf	Georgian Orthodox Church → Georgian art → Georgian literature →
policy	resettlement of Kipchaks in Georgia →
predecessor	George II of Georgia →
regnalName	David IV of Georgia → surface form: "David IV"
reignEnd	1125 →
reignStart	1089 →
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
spouse	Gurandukht (Cuman princess) → Rusudan of Armenia →
strengthened	central royal authority in Georgia →
successor	Demetrius I of Georgia →
title	King of Kings of the Abkhazians, Kartvelians, Rans, Kakhetians and Armenians →
victoryOver	Seljuk Empire →

Referenced by (7)

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

Gelati Monastery → containsTombOf → David IV of Georgia →

this entity surface form: "King David IV of Georgia"

Gelati Monastery → foundedBy → David IV of Georgia →

this entity surface form: "King David IV of Georgia"

Kingdom of Georgia → hasMonarch → David IV of Georgia →

David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport → namedAfter → David IV of Georgia →

Kutaisi → namedAfter → David IV of Georgia →

Kingdom of Georgia → notableRuler → David IV of Georgia →

David IV of Georgia → regnalName → David IV of Georgia →

this entity surface form: "David IV"