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    Vakhtang I Gorgasali (Georgian: ვახტანგ I გორგასალი, romanized: vakht'ang I gorgasali; c. 439 or 443 – 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king...
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    "Vakhtang," also commonly used in modern Georgian language. Vakhtang I, Georgian king Vakhtang II, Georgian king Vakhtang III, Georgian king Vakhtang IV...
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  • Vakhtang I Gurieli (Georgian: ვახტანგ I გურიელი; died 1587), of the House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria from 1583 to 1587. He ruled Guria, a small state...
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  • Vakhtang I (Georgian: ვახტანგ I მუხრანბატონი, Vakhtang I Mukhranbatoni) (1511 – 1 October 1580) was a Georgian tavadi ("prince") of the House of Mukhrani...
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    Vakhtang I of Iberia to Princess Helena of Byzantium, identifying her as a daughter of the predecessor of Zeno. This predecessor was probably Leo I,...
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    bishops were sent to Antioch in the Byzantine Empire to be consecrated. Vakhtang I of Iberia was encouraged into war with the Sassanians. A "fervent Christian"...
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    western provinces of Armenia and Iberia, led by Vahan Mamikonian and Vakhtang I respectively. Before Peroz could quell the unrest there, he was defeated...
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    This is a list of notable Georgians. Pharnavaz I, King of Iberia from 302 to 237 BC Vakhtang I Gorgasali, King of Iberia from 447/449–502/522 David the...
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    (pitiakhsh) Varsken, son of Arshusha II. Varsken was a defiant vassal of Vakhtang I Gorgasali, King of Kartli (Iberia), and took a pro-Persian position, renouncing...
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    country's population. Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian...
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    Vakhtang VI (Georgian: ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan (Persian: حسین‌قلی خان, romanized: Hoseyn-Qoli...
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    flag with the single red St. George's cross was supposedly used by King Vakhtang I in the 5th century.[dubious – discuss] According to tradition, King Tamar...
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    River. Oral tradition attributes construction of the church to the King Vakhtang I Gorgasali in the 5th century, who erected it as his court church, or to...
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    Vakhtang I of Iberia. Son of Bagrat III. Professor Cyril Toumanoff considered Bagrat to have been a son of another Teimuraz, son of Prince Vakhtang of...
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  • to the medieval Georgian chronicles, Dachi was the eldest son of King Vakhtang I Gorgasal by Balendukht, daughter of the Iranian Sassanid king Hormizd...
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  • Iranian punitive army. Teimuraz was the eldest son of Vakhtang I by his wife, Khvaramze. Vakhtang's other known sons were Kaikhosro (died 3 October 1629)...
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    but eventually unsuccessful, struggle until the end of his life. After Vakhtang I's death in 522, the family went in decline and exercised only a limited...
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    Georgia alongside Eastern Orthodoxy. The early reign of the Iberian king Vakhtang I dubbed Gorgasali (447–502) was marked by the relative revival of the kingdom...
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    1970-71 which was presided over by Vakhtang Tsintsadze, the base of the basilica built in the late 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali after St. Nino's original...
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    succession, King Alexander I decided in 1433 to associate his four sons Vakhtang, Demetrius, George, and Zaal to the throne, with Vakhtang serving holding more...
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    the earliest times through the reign of Vakhtang I Gorgasali (r. 452–502/22) down to the death of Vakhtang's descendant Archil (786). In the middle of...
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    The first surviving written records of it date back to the reign of Vakhtang I during the 5th century. At that time Khornabuji was one of the largest...
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    areas on the city's territory. According to traditional accounts, King Vakhtang I Gorgasali erected here a church and a fort which served also as a king's...
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    history of Georgia. According to the legend, it was built by the king Vakhtang I Gorgasali of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia. Archaeological studies of...
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  • of Bagrat in 1539, Ashotan acceded as co-prince with his elder brother Vakhtang I. At the same time, he was commander of the Banner of Shida Kartli, one...
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    eligible for inclusion if he is still reigning in 2040 and surpasses Conrad I's independent rule of 56 years, 99 days. The table below contains 100 monarchs...
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    Lazica by its eastern neighbour, King Vakhtang I of Iberia, which is narrated in the Georgian Chronicles. Vakhtang was then a Sassanid vassal and his activities...
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    was a 5th-century Persian nobleman in the service of the Georgian king Vakhtang I of Iberia and a convert to Christianity who was executed by the Sassanid...
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    Katolikos Melchizedek I built a new church on top of it. King Dachi of Iberia (early 6th century AD), who was the successor of Vakhtang I of Iberia, moved...
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  • Vakhtang V (Georgian: ვახტანგ V), born Bakhuta Mukhranbatoni (Georgian: ბახუტა მუხრანბატონი) (1618 – September 1675), was king (mepe) of Kartli (eastern...
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