State · 1008 – 1466
Kingdom of Georgia
A state of 1008 – 1466 — 458 years in Europe. It replaced Kingdom of Abkhazia, Kingdom of the Iberians and Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti and followed Bagratid Armenia and Emirate of Tbilisi. It was followed by Kingdom of Imereti, Kingdom of Kartli and Kingdom of Kakheti and 2 more. The atlas records 20 things within it — wars and battles 10 · people 10. Its line of rulers holds 23 people.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 458 years
- 1008 – 1466
- Rulers
- 23
- the King of Georgia
- Most ground
- 197,100 km²
- in 1126
- Within it
- 20
- recorded rows
- Symbols
- 7
- on record, with years
1009 · first mapped · 61,300 km²
1126 · at its largest · 197,100 km²
1422 · last mapped · 127,600 km²
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
Before it
- Emirate of Tbilisi · follows · 740 – 1122
- Kingdom of the Iberians · replaces · 888 – 1008
- Kingdom of Abkhazia · replaces · 778 – 1008
- Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti · replaces · 1020 – 1104
- Bagratid Armenia · follows · 884 – 1045
After it
- Kingdom of Imereti · followed by · 1260 – 1810
- Kingdom of Kakheti · followed by · 1465 – 1762
- Kingdom of Kartli · followed by · 1466 – 1762
- Samtskhe-Saatabago · followed by · 1268 – 1628
- Mongol Armenia · followed by
Rulers
The line of King of Georgia.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagrat III of Georgia | 1008 – 1014 | 6 years | ending not on record | |
| George II of Georgia | 1072 – 1089 | 17 years | ending not on record | |
| David IV | 1089 – 1125 | 36 years | ending not on record | child |
| Demetrius I of Georgia | 1125 – 1154 | 29 years | exiled, imprisoned or confined, the article saysread from the ruler's own article | child |
| David V of Georgia | 1154 – 1155 | 1 year | ending not on record | child |
| George III of Georgia | 1156 – 1184 | 28 years | ending not on record | sibling |
| Tamar of Georgia | 1178 – 1213 | 35 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | child |
| David Soslan | 1189 – 1207 | 18 years | ending not on record | spouse |
| George IV of Georgia | 1213 – 1223 | 10 years | ending not on record | child |
| Rusudan of Georgia | 1223 – 1245 | 22 years | died in office, manner not recordedread off the dates alone | sibling |
| David VII of Georgia | 1245 – 1270 | 25 years | ending not on record | nephew or niece |
| David VI of Georgia | 1246 – 1259 | 13 years | ending not on record | |
| Demetrius II of Georgia | 1270 – 1289 | 19 years | executed, the article saysread from the ruler's own article | |
| David VIII of Georgia | 1292 – 1311 | 19 years | ending not on record | child |
| George V of Georgia | 1299 – 1302 | 3 years | ending not on record | sibling |
| Vakhtang III of Georgia | 1302 – 1308 | 6 years | ending not on record | sibling |
| Bagrat V of Georgia | 1360 – 1393 | 33 years | ending not on record | |
| George VII of Georgia | 1393 – 1407 | 14 years | killed, the article saysread from the ruler's own article | child |
| Constantine I of Georgia | 1407 – 1412 | 5 years | ending not on record | sibling |
| Alexander I of Georgia | 1412 – 1442 | 30 years | abdicated, the article saysread from the ruler's own article | child |
| Vakhtang IV of Georgia | 1442 – 1446 | 4 years | ending not on record | child |
| George VIII | 1446 – 1466 | 20 years | ending not on record | sibling |
| Bagrat VI | 1466 – 1478 | 12 years | ending not on record |
23 rulers, 23 with terms dated as terms, covering 1008 – 1478. Median reign 18 years. 8 of 22 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Ground held, by year
km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.
89,500 km² in 1033, 127,600 km² in 1458; at its largest 197,100 km² in 1133. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.
Flags and arms, in order
Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.

flag, undatedKingDavidtheBuilderFlag · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The version of the flag created by David Kldiashvili; Render by G-aeser . 
flag, undatedQueenTamarFlag · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gaeser 
coat of arms, undatedKingdom of Georgia coat of arms · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Di (they-them) 
coat of arms, undatedCoat of arms of the Kingdom of Georgia · CC BY 3.0 · Samhanin 
flag, undatedFlag of the Kingdom of Egris-Abkhazia v2 · Public domain 
flag, undatedFlag of the Kingdom of Georgia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ec.Domnowall 
coat of arms, undatedCoat of arms Kingdom of Georgia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Di (they-them)
What happened within it, by century
Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.
1000 – 10996 rows · 2 wars and battles
- David IV · politician · 1073 – 1125
- Bagrat IV of Georgia · person · 1018 – 1072
- George II of Georgia · politician · 1054 – 1112
- Demetrius I of Georgia · writer · 1093 – 1156
- Battle of Sasireti · battle · 1042
- Georgian–Seljuk wars · war · 1064 – 1213
1100 – 11997 rows · 3 wars and battles
- Shota Rustaveli · writer · 1172 – 1216
- Tamar of Georgia · ruler · 1166 – 1213
- Rusudan of Georgia · ruler · 1194 – 1245
- Battle of Didgori · battle · 1121
- George IV of Georgia · person · 1191 – 1223
- Great Turkish Invasion · war · 1100
- Battle of Shamkor · battle · 1195
1200 – 12993 rows · 3 wars and battles
- Battle of Garni · battle · 1225
- Battle of Basiani · battle · 1202
- Siege of Sinope · battle · 1214
1300 – 13992 rows · 1 wars and battles
- Constantine I of Georgia · person · 1369 – 1412
- Tokhtamysh–Timur war · war · 1386 – 1395
1400 – 14992 rows · 1 wars and battles
- Qaitbay · politician · 1416 – 1496
- Battle of Chikhori · battle · 1463
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood458 years
stood longer than 84% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- The most ground it held197,100 km²
held more ground at its peak than 58% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.
- Wars recorded per century0.7
had more wars on record per century than 91% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- How long a reign lasted, at the median18 years
had longer reigns, at the median, than 56% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.
- Rulers on record23
has more rulers on record than 93% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 5 causes the record names and 4 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Theories that apply to its ending
Of 3 theories of why states fall, 1 has every condition present at this ending; each is applied by its own logic, condition by condition, and whether its authors named this case is a footnote.
Challenge, failed response and dissolution
Toynbee 1934 · Toynbee & Somervell 1946
Applies by its own logic: 2 of its 2 conditions held here (it needs all of them), and this is the kind of outcome it predicts — the state's ending.
- territory shrank by 25% over the 100 y ending 25 y before — territory -27
- unrest, adverse regime change or atrocity within 100 y in the state, or a war the state is fighting, still under way, or a war the state fought, ended within 50 y, or battle within 50 y in the state — prior
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 962 – 1512, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1126, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q154667 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.