Tamar I
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Tamar the Great reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty, her position as the first woman to rule Georg
An early 13th-century fresco of Queen Tamar from Betania Monastery
Icon of Tamar
Tamar (left) and George III (right). The earliest surviving portrait of Tamar from the church of the Dormition at Vardzia, c. 1184–1186.
Tamar as depicted on a 13th-century mural from the Kintsvisi monastery.
George III of Georgia
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George III, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 8th King of Georgia from 1156 to 1184. He became king when his father, Demetrius I, died in 1156, which was preceded by his brother's revolt against thei
Tamar I
…emphasized by the title mepe ("King"), afforded to Tamar in the medieval Georgian sources. Tamar was proclaimed heir and co-ruler by her reigning father George III in 1178, but she faced significant opposition from the aristocracy upon her ascension to full ruling powers after George's death. Tamar was successful…
George III as depicted on a medieval fresco from Vardzia
The royal panel at the Betania Monastery: George IV Lasha, Tamar, and George III (from left to right).
Georgian coin from the time of George III, with a similar pose to that of Islamic rulers, such as Artuq Arslan.
Fresco of George III from the Kintsvisi Monastery.