David VIII
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David VIII, from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia during the Mongol rule from 1292 until his death in 1311.
Coinage of David VIII
Demetrius II of Georgia
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Demetrius II the Self-Sacrificer or the Devoted of the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Eastern Georgia reigning from 1270 until his execution by the Mongol Ilkhans in 1289.
David VIII
…დავით VIII; 1273–1311), from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king (mepe) of Georgia during the Mongol rule from 1292 until his death in 1311. Eldest son of Demetrius II of Georgia by his Trapezuntine wife, he was appointed by the Ilkhan ruler Gaykhatu as king of Georgia as reward for his military service during the Rümelian…
A fresco of Demetrius II from the Udabno monastery.
Georgian coin of Abaqa during the rule of Demetrius II, with Chritian cross. Tiflis mint, 1281–1286.