Principality of Iberia

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The Principality of Iberia was a medieval Georgian polity that emerged in the early Middle Ages as the successor to the ancient Kingdom of Iberia in the Caucasus region.

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instanceOf historical state
medieval Georgian polity
principality
alsoKnownAs Eristavi of Iberia NERFINISHED
Kartli NERFINISHED
borderedBy Armenia ONNED1
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Caucasian Albania ONNED1
capital Tbilisi ONNED1
continent Asia
coreTerritory Kartli NERFINISHED
country Georgia
currency various Byzantine and Islamic coinages
endTime c. 888
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Georgians
follows Kingdom of Iberia NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary principality
historicalRegion Iberia (Kartli) ONNED1
historicalStatus buffer state between great empires
language Old Georgian
locatedIn Caucasus NERFINISHED
South Caucasus
notableRuler Adarnase I ONNED1
Ashot I of Iberia NERFINISHED
Guaram I ONNED1
Stephen I of Iberia NERFINISHED
partOf medieval Georgia
playedRoleIn formation of the unified Kingdom of Georgia
politicalStructure semi-independent principality under imperial suzerainty
predecessor Kingdom of Iberia NERFINISHED
region Eastern Georgia ONNED1
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Georgian Orthodox Church
ruledByDynasty Bagrationi dynasty ONNED1
Chosroid dynasty ONNED1
Guaramid dynasty NERFINISHED
Nersianid dynasty ONNED1
startTime c. 580
successor Kingdom of Georgia
successorEntity Bagratid Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti NERFINISHED
vassalOf Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
Byzantine Empire ONNED1
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
Umayyad Caliphate ONNED1

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Iberia (ancient kingdom) succeededBy Principality of Iberia