Tao-Klarjeti
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Tao-Klarjeti is a medieval Georgian historical region known as a major political, cultural, and religious center of early Georgian statehood and Christian monastic life.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former political entity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ medieval Georgian region ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian medieval church architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Artanuji (at certain periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Artaani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Javakheti (in a broader sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ Klarjeti NERFINISHED ⓘ Kola NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigali NERFINISHED ⓘ Shavsheti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Byzantine Empire (historically, at times)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Georgia (historically, at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | cradle of medieval Georgian culture ⓘ |
| dominantChurch | Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| hasMonastery |
Doliskana Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishkhani Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Khakhuli Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Opiza Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Oshki Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Parkhali Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Tbeti Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important part of Georgian national historical memory ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | frontier region between Byzantine and Islamic powers ⓘ |
| knownFor | large domed basilicas and cross-in-square churches ⓘ |
| language | Old Georgian ⓘ |
| laterFate | gradually incorporated into the Seljuk and then Ottoman realms ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
historical Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCenterOf |
Georgian Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Georgian ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ Georgian literature ⓘ early Georgian statehood ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | power base for the rise of the unified Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
northeastern Turkey
ⓘ
southwestern Georgia (partly, in a broader sense) ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousRole | major monastic and pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Bagrationi dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princes of Klarjeti NERFINISHED ⓘ Princes of Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantRuler |
Adarnase IV of Iberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashot I of Iberia (Ashot Kuropalates) NERFINISHED ⓘ David III of Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Georgia