Principality of Guria

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Georgian principality former monarchy historical polity

The Principality of Guria was a small medieval and early modern Georgian polity on the eastern Black Sea coast, known for its distinct regional culture and role as a frontier state between larger empires.

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Label Occurrences
Principality of Guria canonical 6

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian principality ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
borderedBy Black Sea ⓘ
Imereti ⓘ
Guria ⓘ
surface form: Mingrelia

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
capital Ozurgeti ⓘ
coatOfArms arms of the Gurieli family ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
culturalRegion South Caucasus ⓘ
dissolved 1829 ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Georgians ⓘ
governmentType principality ⓘ
historicalEra Middle Ages ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
incorporatedInto Russian Empire ⓘ
incorporationDate 1829 ⓘ
knownFor distinct regional culture ⓘ
role as a frontier state between larger empires ⓘ
language Georgian language ⓘ
locatedOn eastern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ
militaryRole buffer state against Ottoman expansion ⓘ
notableRuler Kaikhosro I Gurieli ⓘ
Mamia I Gurieli ⓘ
Mamia II Gurieli ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
western Georgia ⓘ
predecessor Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
presentCountry Georgia ⓘ
presentLocation Guria region of modern Georgia ⓘ
region Guria ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
rulingDynasty Gurieli dynasty ⓘ
rulingFamily House of Gurieli ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus semi-independent under suzerainty of larger powers ⓘ
startTime 15th century ⓘ
successor Russian Empire ⓘ
vassalOf Kingdom of Imereti ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Gurians → historicalAffiliation → Principality of Guria ⓘ
Kingdom of Imereti → neighbor → Principality of Guria ⓘ
Principality of Imereti → borderedBy → Principality of Guria ⓘ
Gurieli dynasty → historicalState → Principality of Guria ⓘ
Gurieli dynasty → coatOfArmsUsedIn → Principality of Guria ⓘ
Guria region of Georgia → historicalStatus → Principality of Guria ⓘ
subject surface form: Guria