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Bakur I: Ruler of Kartli in the Late Third Century AD
Discover the history of Bakur I, a late 3rd-century ruler of Kartli who navigated the complex system of dual kingship and regional diplomacy.
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Bakar I: Co-Rulership and Early Christian Kartli in the Fourth Century
Discover the history of Bakar I, who ruled the Kingdom of Kartli during the AD 350s and 360s, navigating regional power struggles and supporting early church construction.
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Bagrat I of Abkhazia (887–899 AD)
Bagrat I ruled the Kingdom of Abkhazia from 887/888 AD to 898/899 AD, bringing dynastic stability back to western Georgia.
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Aspagur I of Iberia: The Last Arsacid King of Kartli
Aspagur I ruled Kartli during a volatile transition in the late 3rd century AD. Discover how the last Arsacid king resisted Sasanian Persian expansion.
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Archil I: Diarchy and Power in Fifth-Century Kartli
Discover the history of Archil I, a fifth-century Chosroid ruler of Kartli who navigated the complex system of diarchy amid imperial rivalries.
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Anos of Abasgia: Early Medieval Ruler of Western Georgia
Anos was a pivotal 6th to 7th-century prince of Abasgia, recognized as the earliest ancestral ruler of the medieval dynasty that shaped western Georgia.
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Amazaspi II (Ormepoba in Kartli, Turn of the 2nd–3rd Century AD)
Discover the story of Amazaspi II, the warrior king of Iberia who secured the Caucasus passes, fought the Alans, and ruled during Kartli's era of dual kingship.
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Adarnase Shavliani: The Fall of a Dynastic Interregnum in Abkhazia
Adarnase Shavliani ruled the Kingdom of Abkhazia from 880 to 887/888 AD, marking the dramatic end of the short-lived Shavliani dynasty before the Bagrationi restoration.
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Roki (Alternative Version): Ruler of Mtskheta
Discover the historical context of Roki (Alternative Version), a ruler of Mtskheta during Kartli's complex era of dual kingship in the mid-2nd century AD.
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Parsman of Armazi: Early Iberian Ruler
Discover Parsman of Armazi, an early monarch of ancient Iberia associated with Georgia's unique system of dual-kingship and the historic fortress of Armaztsikhe.
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Pharasman II the Valiant: The Iberian King Who Challenged Rome
Discover the story of Pharasman II Kveli, the independent-minded 2nd-century king of ancient Georgia who ruled from Armazi and earned the respect of Imperial Rome.
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King Parnavaz II (Bartomi) of Iberia
King Parnavaz II (Bartomi) ruled ancient Iberia from 63 to 30 BC, navigating Roman campaigns and local dynastic rivalries.