Iberia (ancient kingdom)

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ancient kingdom historical country monarchy

Iberia (ancient kingdom) was an ancient Georgian monarchy in the eastern Caucasus, centered in the region of Kartli and known as a key political and cultural hub between the Roman and Persian empires.

Aliases (1)

Iberia (ancient Georgian kingdom) ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient kingdom → historical country → monarchy →
alsoKnownAs	Georgian Iberia → Iberia of the Caucasus → Kartli NERFINISHED →
archaeologicalSites	Mtskheta archaeological complex →
associatedWith	Silk Road trade routes →
borderedBy	Albania (Caucasian Albania) → Armenia → Colchis →
capital	Mtskheta →
centeredIn	Kartli NERFINISHED →
christianizationRuler	Mirian III of Iberia →
continent	Asia →
convertedToChristianity	early 4th century AD →
country	Kingdom of Iberia →
endedAsKingdom	6th century AD →
ethnicGroup	Georgians →
existedDuring	Hellenistic period → Roman period → Sasanian period →
firstKing	Pharnavaz I of Iberia →
founded	4th century BC →
foundedBy	Pharnavaz I of Iberia →
governmentType	hereditary monarchy →
hadDynasty	Chosroid dynasty → Guaramid dynasty → Pharnavazid dynasty →
knownFor	key cultural hub between Roman and Persian empires → key political hub between Roman and Persian empires →
laterCapital	Tbilisi →
locatedIn	South Caucasus → eastern Caucasus →
locatedInPresentDay	Georgia →
modernSuccessorState	Georgia →
officialLanguage	Old Georgian →
partOf	ancient Georgia →
partOfHistoricalRegion	Transcaucasia →
region	Caucasus →
religion	Christianity → paganism →
religiousCenter	Svetitskhoveli Cathedral site at Mtskheta →
stateReligionBecameChristianity	4th century AD →
strategicRole	buffer state between Rome and Persia →
succeededBy	Principality of Iberia →
vassalOrClientStateOf	Roman Empire → Sasanian Empire →
writingSystem	early Georgian scripts →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Georgian Jews ("Iberia (ancient Georgian kingdom)") → Tbilisi ("Iberia (ancient Georgian kingdom)") →	historicalRegion
Kartli →	alsoKnownAs
Kartlians →	historicalRegionOfResidence