State

Kingdom of Georgia

medieval state in Eastern Europe

See it on the map →
This boundary
1008–1466
Founded
1008
Ended
1466
Capital
Kutaisi, Tbilisi
Government
feudal monarchy
Languages
Georgian
Preceded by
Kingdom of the IberiansKingdom of AbkhaziaFirst Kingdom of Kakheti
Succeeded by
Kingdom of KartliKingdom of KakhetiKingdom of ImeretiSamtskhe atabegateMongol Armenia

Overview

The Kingdom of Georgia, also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in c. 1008 AD. It reached its Golden Age of political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar the Great from the 11th to 13th centuries. Georgia became one of the pre-eminent nations of the Christian East, and its pan-Caucasian empire and network of tributaries stretched from Eastern Europe to Anatolia and northern frontiers of Iran. At the height of its influence, Georgia also maintained several important religious centers abroad, such as the Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria, Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem and the Monastery of Iviron in Greece. It is the principal historical precursor of present-day Georgia.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Records (55)

  1. 1021 — Battle of ShirimniBattle
  2. 1022 — Battle of SvindaxBattle
  3. 1028–1030 — Byzantine–Georgian War of 1028–1030War
  4. 1040 — Battle of TashirBattle
  5. 1042 — Battle of SasiretiBattle
  6. 1048 — Battle of KapetronBattle
  7. 1064 — Alp Arslan's invasion of GeorgiaInvasion
  8. 1064–1068 — Alp Arslan's invasions of GeorgiaInvasion
  9. 1080 — Battle of QueliBattle
  10. 1103 — Siege of Zedazeni CastleSiege
  11. 1104 — Battle of ErtsukhiBattle
  12. 1110 — Siege of SamshvildeSiege
  13. 1118 — Battle of RakhsiBattle
  14. 1120 — Battle of BotoriBattle
  15. 1121 — Battle of DidgoriBattle
  16. 1121–1122 — Siege of TbilisiSiege
  17. 1123 — Capture of DmanisiBattle
  18. 1124 — Siege of AniSiege
  19. 1161 — Siege of AniSiege
  20. 1191 — Battle of NialiBattle
  21. 1196 — Siege of AmberdSiege
  22. 1199 — Liberation of AniBattle
  23. 1199 — Zakarid liberation of SiracenaCampaign
  24. 1202 — Battle of BasianBattle
  25. 1206–1207 — Siege of KarsSiege
  26. 1208–1209 — Siege of ArcheshSiege
  27. 1208–1210 — Georgian–Ayyubid warsWar
  28. 1209–1211 — Georgian campaign against the EldiguzidsCampaign
  29. 1213 — Siege of GanjaSiege
  30. 1225 — Battle of GarniBattle
  31. 1225–1229 — Khwarazmian campaigns in GeorgiaCampaign
  32. 1226 — Siege of TbilisiSiege
  33. 1228 — Battle of BolnisiBattle
  34. 1256–1261 — Georgian Rebellion of 1256Rebellion
  35. 1258 — Siege of BaghdadBattle
  36. 1260 — Battle of Ain JalutBattle
  37. 1260 — Battle of KvishkhetiBattle
  38. 1260 — Rebellion of David VII of GeorgiaRebellion
  39. 1281 — Second Battle of HomsBattle
  40. 1299 — Battle of Wadi al-KhaznadarBattle
  41. 1303 — Battle of VashlovaniBattle
  42. 1386–1403 — Timurid invasions of GeorgiaInvasion
  43. 1386 — Siege of TbilisiSiege
  44. 1386–1387 — Timur's first and second campaign in GeorgiaCampaign
  45. 1394 — Timur's third campaign in GeorgiaCampaign
  46. 1394 — Timur's fourth campaign in GeorgiaCampaign
  47. 1399 — Battle of AlinjaBattle
  48. 1403 — Siege of BirtvisiSiege
  49. 1403 — Timur's eigth campaign in GeorgiaCampaign
  50. 1407–1502 — Turkoman invasions of GeorgiaInvasion
  51. 1412 — Battle of ChalaganBattle
  52. 1414–1434 — Inal campaign to AbkhaziaWar
  53. 1414–1448 — Conquests of Inal the GreatCampaign
  54. 1462–1490 — Georgian civil war of 1463–1490War
  55. 1463 — Battle of ChikhoriBattle

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← Nations