King Vakhtang I Gorgasali

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Vakhtang_I_Gorgasali
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Tbilisi
gptkb:Iberia_(ancient_Georgia)
gptkbp:birthDate c. 439
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Svetitskhoveli_Cathedral
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Georgian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:child gptkb:Dachi_of_Iberia
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Vakhtang_Gorgasali_Order
statue in Tbilisi
gptkbp:deathDate c. 502 or 522
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Chosroid_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Mihrdat_V_of_Iberia
gptkbp:feastDay November 30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Vakhtang I Gorgasali
gptkbp:knownFor military campaigns against Sassanid Persia
strengthening Christianity in Georgia
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Sagdukht
gptkbp:nameMeaning wolf's head
gptkbp:nationality Georgian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gorgasali
gptkbp:notableFor founding Tbilisi
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mihrdat_V_of_Iberia
gptkbp:reign c. 447–522
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Balendukht
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dachi_of_Iberia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tbilisi
gptkb:Tbilisi,_Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5