King Bagrat III

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King Bagrat III was the first king of a unified Georgia, reigning from the late 10th to early 11th century and playing a key role in consolidating the Georgian state and its Christian culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Georgia
historical figure
medieval ruler
monarch
associatedWith Bedia Cathedral
Bedia Monastery
Tao-Klarjeti region
birthDate c. 960s
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Georgia
culturalRole patron of the Georgian Church
promoter of Georgian Christian culture
deathDate c. 1014
dynasty Bagrationi dynasty
era Middle Ages
father Gurgen of Iberia
givenName Bagrat
historicalPeriod early 11th century
late 10th century
historicalSignificance first king of a unified Georgia
house Bagrationi of Tao-Klarjeti
linked to: Bagrationi dynasty
languageOfWorkOrName Georgian
mother Gurandukht of Abkhazia
nobleFamily Bagrationi
linked to: Bagrationi dynasty
notableAchievement consolidation of the Georgian monarchy
strengthening of Christian culture in Georgia
unification of the Kingdom of Abkhazia and the eastern Georgian principalities
notableWork political unification of Georgian lands
placeOfBurial Bedia Monastery
politicalRole state-builder of medieval Georgia
positionHeld King of Abkhazia
King of a unified Georgia
King of the Georgians
predecessor Theodosius III of Abkhazia
regionRuled Abkhazia
Iberia
Kartli
Tao-Klarjeti
regnalName Bagrat III
reignEnd c. 1014
reignStart c. 975
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Georgian Orthodox Church
significantEvent assumption of the title King of the Georgians
coronation as King of Abkhazia
successor George I of Georgia
territorialExpansion integration of Kartli into a unified Georgian kingdom
title King of the Abkhazians
King of the Georgians
King of the Kartvelians

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Nikortsminda Cathedral hasRelief King Bagrat III