Kingdom of Imereti

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The Kingdom of Imereti was a western Georgian monarchy centered in the region of Imereti that existed intermittently from the Middle Ages until its annexation by the Russian Empire in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former country
historical kingdom
monarchy
annexedBy Russian Empire
capital Kutaisi
conflict Russo-Turkish Wars
internal Georgian dynastic wars
continent Asia
Europe
country Imereti
currency Georgian tetri (historical coinage)
dynasty Bagrationi dynasty
endDate 1810
endEvent annexation by the Russian Empire
era Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
ethnicMajority Georgians
foundedBy Bagrat I of Imereti
Bagrat VI of Georgia
governmentType hereditary monarchy
historicalRegion Imereti
language Georgian language
lastMonarch Solomon II of Imereti
locatedIn Caucasus
western Georgia
surface form: Western Georgia
neighbor Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
Abkhazia
surface form: Principality of Abkhazia

Principality of Guria
Principality of Mingrelia
notableMonarch Alexander II of Imereti
Bagrat III of Imereti
Solomon I of Imereti
partOf Georgia
predecessor Kingdom of Georgia
Principality of Imereti
presentLocation Georgia
Imereti region of Georgia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
rulingDynasty Bagrationi dynasty
surface form: Bagrationi dynasty of Imereti
sovereigntyType partially independent kingdom
startDate 1460s
startEvent fragmentation of the Kingdom of Georgia
stateReligion Georgian Orthodox Church
successor Kutais Governorate
surface form: Kutaisi Governorate

Russian Empire
titleOfRuler King of Imereti
vassalOf Ottoman Empire

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

Kingdom of Georgia followedBy Kingdom of Imereti
Gurians historicalAffiliation Kingdom of Imereti
Imeretians historicalState Kingdom of Imereti
Principality of Guria vassalOf Kingdom of Imereti
Imereti wasCenterOf Kingdom of Imereti