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.
Georgian–Seljuk wars
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The Georgian–Seljuk wars, also known as Georgian Crusade, is a long series of battles and military clashes that took place from 1064 until 1213, between the Kingdom of Georgia and the different Seljuk
A miniature depicting a battle with the Georgian king David IV the Builder. Le Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure. King David is shown in purple robe on the right, wearing crown-helmet.
Fresco of David IV at the Gelati Monastery.
Demetrius I by Michael Maglakeli, from Matskhvarishi, 1140.
George III of Georgia, as depicted on a medieval fresco from the cave monastery of Vardzia.