David VII
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David VII, also known as David Ulu, from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia from 1245 to 1270. He first ruled Georgia jointly with his namesake cousin, David VI, from 1246 to 1259. From 1259,
Mural of David VII from the St. Shio's Marani Monastery, near Telavi, Kakheti.
Tiflis coinage in the name of David VII citing Möngke as overlord, Persian, dated 1253.
King David VII of Georgia. Bibliotheque Nationale MS Fr. 2810
King David VII of Georgia. Bibliotheque Nationale MS Fr. 2810 fol. 8r
Samtskhe-Saatabago
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The Samtskhe-Saatabago or Samtskhe Atabegate, also called the Principality of Samtskhe, was a Georgian feudal principality in Zemo Kartli, ruled by an atabeg of Georgia for nearly three and a half cen
A group portrait of Princes Jaqeli (from left to right: Sargis I Jaqeli (Sabas), Beka, Sargis, and Kvarkvare). Sapara monastery, 14th c
Qvarqvare I Jaqeli (r.1334–1361)
Timur's army attacks the survivors of the town of Nerges, in Samtskhe-Saatabago, in the spring of 1396. Garrett Zafarnama (c. 1480)
Portrait of Qvarqvare IV Jaqeli (1554 – 1581) from the book written by Salomon Schweigger