Kingdom of Georgia

Kingdom of Georgia was a state in Caucasus (Middle East) that lasted from 1008 to 1490 CE, about 482 years. Its people spoke Kartvelian languages (Georgian).

United under the Bagratids, Georgia peaked under David IV and Queen Tamar, ruling from the Black Sea to the Caspian. Mongol and Timurid invasions wore it down until it split into rival kingdoms in 1490.

See Kingdom of Georgia on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1008 to 1490 CE

Duration

482 years

Type

State

Region

Caucasus, Middle East

Language family

Kartvelian

Capital

Kutaisi, later Tbilisi

Came from

• Kingdom of Abkhazia c. 778 to 1008 CE
• Tao-Klarjeti c. 813 to 1008 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Imereti 1260 to 1810 CE
• Kingdom of Kartli 1484 to 1762 CE
• Kingdom of Kakheti 1465 to 1762 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1071 Battle of Manzikert
• 1099 Crusaders take Jerusalem
• 1187 Battle of Hattin
• 1258 Mongols sack Baghdad
• 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE
• Great Seljuk Empire 1037 to 1194 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE
• Sultanate of Rum 1077 to 1308 CE
• Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099 to 1291 CE
• Bagratid Armenia 885 to 1045 CE
• Khwarazmian Empire 1077 to 1231 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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