Visual Timeline: David IV the Builder

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1089 CE - 1125 CE: Reign of David IV the Builder over Georgia.
 
1089 CE: David IV the Builder ascends to the throne of Georgia.
 
1099 CE: David IV the Builder stops paying tribute to the Seljuk Turks.
 
1103 CE: The Baghvash family possessions of Kldekari and Trialeti are ceded to the Georgian crown.
 
1103 CE: David IV the Builder invades Kakhetia.
 
1104 CE: David IV the Builder convenes a church synod at Ruisi.
 
 
1105 CE: Georgian forces under David IV the Builder route the armies of Kakhetia and the Emirate of Ganja at the Battle of Ertsukhi, leading to the reunification of Georgia.
 
 
1110 CE: Georgia captures the city of Shamshvilde.
 
 
1115 CE: Georgia captures the city of Rustavi.
 
1121 CE: Georgian forces under David IV the Builder defeat Muslim forces at the Battle of Didgori.
 
 
1122 CE: Georgia captures the city of Tbilisi.
 
1123 CE: Georgia annexes half of the Emirate of Shirvan.
 
 
1124 CE: Georgia captures the city of Derbent.
 
1124 CE: Georgia captures the city of Ani at the invitation of its Armenian population.
 
1125 CE: David IV the Builder dies and is buried in the Gelati Monastery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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