Kingdom of Lazica
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The Kingdom of Lazica was an ancient Georgian monarchy on the eastern Black Sea coast, strategically important as a frontier state between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Lazica canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ monarchy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Egrisi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lazica NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazican Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Archaeopolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsikhegoji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Lazic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Lazica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Colchis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | trade on Black Sea routes ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Colchians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laz people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | western Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
King Gubazes II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Tzath I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Laz language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Georgia ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kingdom of Colchis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInSource |
Byzantine chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procopius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Caucasus ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Byzantine ecclesiastical sphere ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Laz royal dynasty ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Christianization of Lazica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lazic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of eastern Black Sea coast
ⓘ
frontier state between Byzantine and Sasanian empires ⓘ |
| successor |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egrisi principality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryTo |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.