Hereti
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Hereti was a historical region and principality in eastern Georgia, later often associated with Kakheti, known for its early Christian heritage and strategic location in the Caucasus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hereti canonical | 4 |
| Hereti region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
principality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kakheti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Khoranta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionToChristianity | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Georgian Christian culture ⓘ |
| earliestChristianization | 4th–5th centuries ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Georgians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agricultural lands
ⓘ
hilltop fortresses ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | early Christian heritage ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageUse | Georgian liturgical language ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | autonomous principality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christianization in eastern Georgia
ⓘ
fortified settlements ⓘ monasteries and churches ⓘ |
| language | Georgian ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto |
Kakheti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alazani River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iori River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Byzantine sources
ⓘ
medieval Georgian chronicles ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Albania of the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kakheti NERFINISHED ⓘ Kartli NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirvan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kakheti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | ruled by local princes ⓘ |
| presentDayTerritory |
border areas with Azerbaijan
ⓘ
part of modern Kakheti region of Georgia ⓘ |
| regionNameEtymology | linked to Caucasian Albanian tribe of Heretians (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland region ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousCenter |
Bodbe Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninotsminda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled routes in the eastern Caucasus ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
buffer between Georgian and Caucasian Albanian polities
ⓘ
control of passes between eastern Georgia and Caspian basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hereti region