Kingdom of Western Georgia
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The Kingdom of Western Georgia (Georgian: დასავლეთ საქართველოს სამეფო, romanized: dasavlet sakartvelos samepo) was a late medieval de facto independent fragmented part[2][3] of the Kingdom of Georgia that emerged during the Mongol invasions of the realm, led by King David VI Narin in 1259[4][5] and later followed by his successors. During this period, the Kingdom of Georgia (1256-1329) was reduced to the eastern part of the country and placed under Mongol control. Over the decades, the monarchy would fall into chaos and transform into a federation of autonomous principalities unruly of the central or regional royal power and authority.
Kingdom of Western Georgia დასავლეთ საქართველოს სამეფო dasavlet sakartvelos samepo | |||||||||
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1259–1330 1387–1392 1396–1401 | |||||||||
Flag of Western Georgia in the 13th-14th centuries[1] | |||||||||
Capital | Kutaisi | ||||||||
Common languages | Middle Georgian | ||||||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Georgian Patriarchate) | ||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
• 1259–1293 | David VI | ||||||||
• 1293–1326/1327 | Constantine I | ||||||||
• 1327–1329 | Michael | ||||||||
• 1329–1330 | Bagrat I | ||||||||
• 1387–1389 | Alexander I | ||||||||
• 1389–1392 | George I | ||||||||
• 1396–1401 | Constantine II | ||||||||
Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||
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Most of the occasions, realm would be reannexed into unified fold by the eastern Georgian kings. Nevertheless, the unified Georgian realm would de jure collapse in 1490,[6] and western Georgia would secure an independent future under the name of Kingdom of Imereti, that will exist til 1810.[7]