Kingdom of Western Georgia

Kingdom of Western Georgia
დასავლეთ საქართველოს სამეფო
dasavlet sakartvelos samepo
1259–1330
1387–1392
1396–1401
Flag of Kingdom of Western Georgia
Flag of Western Georgia in the 13th-14th centuries[1]
Map of fragmented Kingdom of Georgia in 1311, with western realm in purple, and the reduced Kingdom of Georgia (1256-1329) in the eastern part of the country, in grey
Map of fragmented Kingdom of Georgia in 1311, with western realm in purple, and the reduced Kingdom of Georgia (1256-1329) in the eastern part of the country, in grey
CapitalKutaisi
Common languagesMiddle Georgian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Georgian Patriarchate)
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
• 1259–1293
David VI
• 1293–1326/1327
Constantine I
• 1327–1329
Michael
• 1329–1330
Bagrat I
• 1387–1389
Alexander I
• 1389–1392
George I
• 1396–1401
Constantine II
Historical eraLate Middle Ages
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Georgia
Kingdom of Georgia

The Kingdom of Western Georgia (Georgian: დასავლეთ საქართველოს სამეფო, romanized: dasavlet sakartvelos samepo) was a late medieval de facto independent fragmented part[2][3] of the Kingdom of Georgia that emerged during the Mongol invasions of the realm, led by King David VI Narin in 1259[4][5] and later followed by his successors. During this period, the Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329) was reduced to the eastern part of the country and placed under Mongol control. Over the decades, the monarchy would fall into chaos and transform into a federation of autonomous principalities unruly of the central or regional royal power and authority.

Most of the occasions, realm would be reannexed into unified fold by the eastern Georgian kings. Nevertheless, the unified Georgian realm would de jure collapse in 1490,[6] and western Georgia would secure an independent future under the name of Kingdom of Imereti, that will exist til 1810.[7]

  1. ^ Georgia: Historical flags, 5th-18th centuries
  2. ^ Rayfield, p. 131
  3. ^ Brosset (1856) p. 2
  4. ^ Rayfield, p. 129
  5. ^ Brosset (1849) p. 546
  6. ^ Rayfield, p. 162
  7. ^ Rayfield, p. 271