Kingdom of Iberia

E88882
Georgian monarchy ancient kingdom historical state

The Kingdom of Iberia was an ancient Georgian monarchy in the Caucasus, centered in the region of Kartli and known as one of the earliest Georgian states.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Kingdom of Kartli 5
Georgian Iberia 1
Georgian kingdom 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian monarchy ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ
historical state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
surface form: Iberia (Caucasian kingdom)

South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form: Iberia of the Caucasus

Kartli ⓘ
surface form: Kartli (kingdom)
borderedBy Caucasian Albania ⓘ
surface form: Albania (Caucasian Albania)

Colchis ⓘ
Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
capital Mtskheta ⓘ
Tbilisi ⓘ
centeredIn Kartli ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
surface form: Georgia (historical region)
dateOfChristianization c. 337 ⓘ
early 4th century ⓘ
endTime 6th century ⓘ
c. 580 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Georgians ⓘ
followedBy Sasanian Iberia ⓘ
surface form: Principality of Iberia

Sasanian Iberia ⓘ
follows Achaemenid rule in eastern Georgia ⓘ
hasCapitalType royal capital ⓘ
hasGovernmentForm monarchy ⓘ
hasTitleForRuler king of Iberia ⓘ
mepe of Kartli ⓘ
historicalRegion Kartli NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Old Georgian ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
notableRuler Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Pharnavaz I of Iberia ⓘ
Vakhtang I of Iberia ⓘ
surface form: Vakhtang I Gorgasali
partOf South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form: Transcaucasia

Kartli ⓘ
surface form: ancient Georgia

ancient Georgian states ⓘ
ancient Near East ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
paganism ⓘ
ruledBy Artaxiad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Artaxiad dynasty (in Iberia)

Chosroid dynasty ⓘ
Pharnavazid dynasty ⓘ
significantEvent adoption of Christianity as state religion ⓘ
conversion of King Mirian III to Christianity ⓘ
mission of Saint Nino ⓘ
startTime 4th century BC ⓘ
c. 302 BC ⓘ
underInfluenceOf Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

Iberia (ancient kingdom) → alsoKnownAs → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgian Iberia
Kingdom of Iberia → alsoKnownAs → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iberia (Caucasian kingdom)
Kartli → coreRegionOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Kartli → coreRegionOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kartli
Iberia (ancient kingdom) → country → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Saint Nino → countryOfActivity → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Kingdom of Georgia → followedBy → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kartli
Mtskheta → formerCapitalOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Georgian Orthodox Church → foundingLocation → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Georgia → historicalKingdom → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Kartlians → historicalRegionOfResidence → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kartli
Kartlians → historicalState → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Kartlians → historicallyCoreTo → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Georgian kingdom
Eastern Georgia → historicallyPartOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Eastern Georgia → historicallyPartOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kartli Kingdom
Samtskhe-Javakheti → historicallyPartOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti → mergedFrom → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kartli
Kingdom of Georgia → precededBy → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Principality of Iberia
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti → precededBy → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kartli
Georgian Orthodox Church → stateReligionOf → Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ