Vakhtang III of Georgia
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Vakhtang III (1276–1308), of the dynasty of Bagrationi, was the king of Georgia
from 1302 to 1308. he ruled during the Mongol dominance of Georgia
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He was appointed, in 1302, by the Ilkhan
Ghazan as a rival king to his brother David VIII
, who had revolted against the Mongol rule. Vakhtang, however, controlled only the Georgian capital of Tbilisi
and parts of the southern and eastern provinces of the kingdom. After an unsuccessful offensive against David's guerillas, the brothers agreed to rule the kingdom jointly. However, Vakhtang was destined to spend most of his reign as a commander of the Georgian and Armenia
n auxiliaries in endless Mongol
campaigns, particularly against Damascus
(1303) and Gilan (1304).
. The 18th-century Georgian Chronicle mentions her as a niece of Chabour.They had two known sons:
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
from 1302 to 1308. he ruled during the Mongol dominance of Georgia
Mongol invasions of Georgia
The Mongol invasions reached the kingdom of Georgia and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in 1234, forcing Georgia into submission by 1238....
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He was appointed, in 1302, by the Ilkhan
Ilkhanate
The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate , was a Mongol khanate established in Azerbaijan and Persia in the 13th century, considered a part of the Mongol Empire...
Ghazan as a rival king to his brother David VIII
David VIII of Georgia
David VIII , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia in 1293–1311.Eldest son of Demetre II the Self-sacrificing, he was appointed by the Ilkhan ruler Gaikhatu as king of Georgia as reward for his military service during the Rümelian uprising in 1293...
, who had revolted against the Mongol rule. Vakhtang, however, controlled only the Georgian capital of Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
and parts of the southern and eastern provinces of the kingdom. After an unsuccessful offensive against David's guerillas, the brothers agreed to rule the kingdom jointly. However, Vakhtang was destined to spend most of his reign as a commander of the Georgian and Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n auxiliaries in endless Mongol
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire , initially named as Greater Mongol State was a great empire during the 13th and 14th centuries...
campaigns, particularly against Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
(1303) and Gilan (1304).
Family
Vakhtang III married RipsimeRipsime (wife of Vakhtang III)
Ripsime was the wife of Vakhtang III of Georgia . The 18th-century Georgian Chronicle mentions her as a niece of Chabour. Vakhtag was a son of Demetre II of Georgia . His mother was reportedly daughter to an Emperor of Trebizond, usually identified with Manuel I Megas Komnenos for chronological...
. The 18th-century Georgian Chronicle mentions her as a niece of Chabour.They had two known sons:
- Demetre, ruler of Dmanis.
- Giorgi, ruler of Samchwildé.