David IV the Builder or the Restorer (also known as Davit IV Aghmashenebeli) was the king of Georgia from 1089 to 1125 CE. His long reign was marked by a substantial revival of medieval Georgia, he regained much of Georgia's lost territory and controlled a realm stretching from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea at his death. David's religious, military, and cultural reforms stabilized domestic life in Georgia and established the monastery of Gelati as a major cultural center. It was under David IV that Georgia was unified for the first time in centuries.
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1089 - 1125Reign of David IV the Builder over Georgia.
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1089David IV the Builder ascends to the throne of Georgia.
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1099David IV the Builder stops paying tribute to the Seljuk Turks.
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1103The Baghvash family possessions of Kldekari and Trialeti are ceded to the Georgian crown.
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1103David IV the Builder invades Kakhetia.
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1104David IV the Builder convenes a church synod at Ruisi.
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1105Georgian 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.
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1110Georgia captures the city of Shamshvilde.
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1115Georgia captures the city of Rustavi.
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1121Georgian forces under David IV the Builder defeat Muslim forces at the Battle of Didgori.
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1122Georgia captures the city of Tbilisi.
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1123Georgia annexes half of the Emirate of Shirvan.
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1124Georgia captures the city of Derbent.
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1124Georgia captures the city of Ani at the invitation of its Armenian population.
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1125David IV the Builder dies and is buried in the Gelati Monastery.
