Lazica (Egrisi)

Lazica (Egrisi) was a state in Caucasus (Middle East) that lasted from c. 100 to 697 CE, about 597 years. Its people spoke Kartvelian languages (Georgian).

Western Georgian kingdom whose Black Sea ports made it the prize of the Lazic War of 541 to 562 between Byzantium and Persia. Arab invasions ended it around 697.

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Facts

Dates

c. 100 to 697 CE

Duration

597 years

Type

State

Region

Caucasus, Middle East

Language family

Kartvelian

Capital

Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi)

Came from

• Colchis c. 600 to 101 BCE

Became

• Kingdom of Abkhazia c. 778 to 1008 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 301 Armenia adopts Christianity
• 622 The Hijra
• 636 Battles of Yarmouk and Qadisiyyah
• 680 Battle of Karbala

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE
• Umayyad Caliphate 661 to 750 CE
• Rashidun Caliphate 632 to 661 CE
• Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
• Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
• Himyarite Kingdom c. 110 BCE to 525 CE
• Roman Anatolia 133 BCE to 395 CE
• Roman Syria and Judaea 64 BCE to 395 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
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia

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