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Name: Kingdom of Georgia (Seljuks)

Type: Polity

Start: 1080 AD

End: 1099 AD

Nation: georgia

Parent: seljuk empire

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This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Georgia (Seljuks) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After decades of war with the Seljuks, the Kingdom of Georgia submitted to the Empire. After intermittent periods of vassalage to larger empires, Georgia disappeared as unified Kingdom by slowly fragmenting in several successor states between 1456 and 1557.

Establishment


  • January 1080: From 1079/80 onward, George was pressured into submitting to Seljuk ruler Malik-Shah to ensure a precious degree of peace at the price of an annual tribute. George's acceptance of the Seljuq suzerainty did not bring a real peace for Georgia.
  • Chronology


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    1. Georgian-Seljuk wars


    Were a series of military conflicts between the Seljuk Empire and its vassals against the Kingdom of Georgia.


    1.1.Georgian Reconquista

    Were a series of military campaigns by the Kingdom of Georgia to reconquer lands controlled by the Seljukids and their vassals.

  • January 1100: By 1099 Georgian king David IV's power was considerable enough that he was able to refuse paying tribute to Seljuqs.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1100: By 1099 Georgian king David IV's power was considerable enough that he was able to refuse paying tribute to Seljuqs.
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