Georgian Golden AgePeriod during the High Middle Ages in Georgia The Georgian Golden Age (Georgian: საქართველოს ოქროს ხანა, romanized: sakartvelos okros khana) describes a historical period in the High Middle Ages, spanning from roughly the late 11th to 13th centuries, during which the Kingdom of Georgia reached the peak of its power and development.
Battle of DidgoriBelligerentsSeljuk EmpireArtuqidsBeylik of DilmaçBanu MazyadShaddadidsEmirate of TbilisiSultanate of RumKingdom of GeorgiaAlansKipchaksArmeniansand Frankish mercenariesCommanders and leadersIlghazi (WIA)Tughril IIDubays ibn SadaqaDavid IVDemetrius IStrengthModern estimates:Several times larger100,000–250,000 (Georgian sources)Medieval Christian sources: 150,000, 400,000, 600,000 or 800,000Medieval Arab sources: 30,000Total: 55,600 (Georgian sources) 40,000 GeorgiansIncluding 5,000 15,000 Kipchaks500 Alan mercenaries100–500 Frankish knightsUnknown number of Armenian and Shirvanese forcesCasualties and lossesChristian sources:400,000 killed, 30,000 captured (Matthew of Edessa)400,000 killed, 50,000 captured (Smbat Sparapet)Turkish sources:Tens of thousands dead, 4,000 captured (Ali Sevim) UnknownThe Battle of Didgori (Georgian: დიდგორის ბრძოლა, romanized:didgoris brdzola) was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Empire at the narrow place of Didgori, 40 km west of Tbilisi, on August 12, 1121.
Kingdom of GeorgiaState in the Caucasus from 1008 to 1490the full title of the Georgian monarchs after 1124 was "King of Kings, Autocrat of all the East and the West, Sword of the Messiah, King of Abkhazia, King of Iberia, King of Kakheti and Hereti, King of Armenia, Possessor of Shirvan."The Kingdom of Georgia, also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medievalEurasianmonarchy that was founded in c. 1008AD.
Georgian Orthodox ChurchNational Eastern Orthodox churchThe Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, romanized:sakartvelos samotsikulo avt'ok'epaluri martlmadidebeli ek'lesia), commonly known as the Georgian Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Church of Georgia, is an autocephalousEastern Orthodox church in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox churches.
List of monarchs of GeorgiaRulers of Georgia from 302 BC to 1800 ADThis is a list of kings and queens regnant of the kingdoms of Georgia before Russian annexation in 1801–1810. For more comprehensive lists, and family trees, of Georgian monarchs and rulers see lists of monarchs of Georgia.
MepeMepe (Old Georgian: ႫႤႴჁ, romanized: mepēGeorgian: მეფე; ) is a royal title used to designate the Georgian monarch, whether it is referring to a king or a queen regnant. The title was originally a male ruling title. EtymologyThe word is derived from Georgian word მეუფე (meupe) which literally means sovereign and lord.
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CaucasusRegion spanning Europe and AsiaThe Caucasus ( ) is a geographical region spanning parts of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass.
Bagrationi dynastyThe Bagrationi dynasty (; Georgian: ბაგრატიონი, romanized: bagrat'ioni; [ˈbäɡɾätʼio̞n̪i]) is a royal dynasty which reigned in Georgia from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, being among the oldest extant Christian ruling dynasties in the world. In modern usage, the name of the dynasty is sometimes Hellenized and referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, also known in English as the Bagrations.
Georgian languageOfficial language of the country of GeorgiaRomanization of GeorgianRomanization of Georgian is the process of transliterating the Georgian language from the Georgian script into the Latin script.
ChristianityAbrahamic monotheistic religion
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