Kvirike IV ( ka, კვირიკე IV) (died 1102) was a
King
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of
Kakheti and Hereti in eastern
Georgia
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from 1084 to 1102.
He succeeded upon the death of his father
Aghsartan I. He ruled as a tributary to the
Seljuq dynasty and opposed the energetic Georgian king
David IV
David IV, also known as David the Builder ( ka, დავით აღმაშენებელი, ') (1073–1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king of United Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125.
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who pursued a vigorous domestic and foreign policy aimed at asserting Georgia's integrity and its hegemony in the
Caucasus
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. Kvirike lost the fortress of
Zedazeni to David, but was still able to secure the succession to his son
Aghsartan II.
References
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Toumanoff, Cyrille (1976, Rome). Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour le Caucase chrétien (Arménie, Géorgie, Albanie).
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Вахушти БагратиониИстория царства грузинского. Возникновение и жизнь Кахети и Эрети. Ч.1.
1102 deaths
Kings of Kakheti and Hereti
Year of birth missing
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