Kingdom of Iberia

E88882

Georgian monarchy ancient kingdom historical state

The Kingdom of Iberia was an ancient Georgian monarchy in the Caucasus, centered in the region of Kartli and known as one of the earliest Georgian states.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Kingdom of Iberia canonical	31
Kingdom of Kartli	5
Kingdom of Iberia (ancient Georgia)	3
Caucasian Iberia	2
Iberia (Caucasian kingdom)	2
Georgian Iberia	1
Georgian kingdom	1
Iberians (Kingdom of Iberia)	1
Kartli Kingdom	1
Kingdom of Iberia (Caucasian Iberia)	1
Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli)	1
Kingdom of Iberia (in some periods)	1
Kings of Iberia	1
Principality of Iberia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T746669 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kingdom of Iberia
Context triple: [Kartli, coreRegionOf, Kingdom of Iberia]

A. Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti was an 18th–19th century eastern Georgian monarchy that played a key role in unifying Georgian lands before their incorporation into the Russian Empire.
B. Kingdom of Georgia
The Kingdom of Georgia was a powerful medieval monarchy in the Caucasus region, known for its cultural flourishing, military strength, and role as a major Christian state between Europe and Asia.
C. Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti was a western Georgian monarchy centered in the region of Imereti that existed intermittently from the Middle Ages until its annexation by the Russian Empire in the early 19th century.
D. Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
E. Principality of Guria
The Principality of Guria was a small medieval and early modern Georgian polity on the eastern Black Sea coast, known for its distinct regional culture and role as a frontier state between larger empires.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kingdom of Iberia
Target entity description: The Kingdom of Iberia was an ancient Georgian monarchy in the Caucasus, centered in the region of Kartli and known as one of the earliest Georgian states.

A. Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti was an 18th–19th century eastern Georgian monarchy that played a key role in unifying Georgian lands before their incorporation into the Russian Empire.
B. Kingdom of Georgia
The Kingdom of Georgia was a powerful medieval monarchy in the Caucasus region, known for its cultural flourishing, military strength, and role as a major Christian state between Europe and Asia.
C. Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti was a western Georgian monarchy centered in the region of Imereti that existed intermittently from the Middle Ages until its annexation by the Russian Empire in the early 19th century.
D. Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
E. Principality of Guria
The Principality of Guria was a small medieval and early modern Georgian polity on the eastern Black Sea coast, known for its distinct regional culture and role as a frontier state between larger empires.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Georgian monarchy ⓘ ancient kingdom ⓘ historical state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ surface form: Iberia (Caucasian kingdom) South Caucasus ⓘ surface form: Iberia of the Caucasus Kartli ⓘ surface form: Kartli (kingdom)
borderedBy	Caucasian Albania ⓘ surface form: Albania (Caucasian Albania) Colchis ⓘ Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
capital	Mtskheta ⓘ Tbilisi ⓘ
centeredIn	Kartli ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
country	Georgia ⓘ surface form: Georgia (historical region)
dateOfChristianization	c. 337 ⓘ early 4th century ⓘ
endTime	6th century ⓘ c. 580 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Georgians ⓘ
followedBy	Sasanian Iberia ⓘ surface form: Principality of Iberia Sasanian Iberia ⓘ
follows	Achaemenid rule in eastern Georgia ⓘ
hasCapitalType	royal capital ⓘ
hasGovernmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasTitleForRuler	king of Iberia ⓘ mepe of Kartli ⓘ
historicalRegion	Kartli ⓘ
language	Old Georgian ⓘ
locatedIn	Caucasus ⓘ South Caucasus ⓘ
notableRuler	Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ Pharnavaz I of Iberia ⓘ Vakhtang I of Iberia ⓘ surface form: Vakhtang I Gorgasali
partOf	South Caucasus ⓘ surface form: Transcaucasia Kartli ⓘ surface form: ancient Georgia ancient Georgian states ⓘ ancient Near East ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ paganism ⓘ
ruledBy	Artaxiad dynasty ⓘ surface form: Artaxiad dynasty (in Iberia) Chosroid dynasty ⓘ Pharnavazid dynasty ⓘ
significantEvent	adoption of Christianity as state religion ⓘ conversion of King Mirian III to Christianity ⓘ mission of Saint Nino ⓘ
startTime	4th century BC ⓘ c. 302 BC ⓘ
underInfluenceOf	Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ