western Georgian principalities
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The western Georgian principalities were a group of semi-independent feudal states in western Georgia that emerged after the fragmentation of the unified Georgian Kingdom and persisted under varying degrees of Ottoman, Persian, and later Russian influence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of principalities
ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Georgian kingdoms and principalities ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | semi-independent feudal states ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| dominantChurch | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade through Black Sea ports ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | fragmentation of the unified Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ |
| experienced | frequent internal dynastic conflicts ⓘ |
| finalIncorporationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| followed | disintegration of the Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Georgian noble dynasties
ⓘ
House of Dadiani NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Gurieli NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Shervashidze NERFINISHED ⓘ Imeretian Bagrationi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduallyIncorporatedInto | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMember |
Kingdom of Imereti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Principality of Abkhazia NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Guria NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Mingrelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Svaneti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Colchis (in a broad historical sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Abkhazia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guria NERFINISHED ⓘ Imereti NERFINISHED ⓘ Samegrelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Svaneti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Georgian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Georgia ⓘ |
| maintained | hereditary principal rulers ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | preservation of western Georgian regional identities ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
protectorates of the Russian Empire (various periods)
ⓘ
vassal states under Ottoman suzerainty (various periods) ⓘ vassal states under Persian suzerainty (various periods) ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| relatedTo | eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| successorTo | unified Kingdom of Georgia in western territories ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| underInfluenceOf |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qajar Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavid Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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