Kvirike III of Kakheti
| Kvirike III the Great კვირიკე III დიდი | |
|---|---|
Arevmaneli | |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Kvirike III the Great (
Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia
from 1010 (effectively from 1014) to 1037 or 1039.
Reign
Kvirike succeeded upon the death of his father
Liparit Orbeliani and Ivane Abazasdze, Emir Jaffar of Tiflis, and the Armenian King David I of Lorri against the Shaddadid emir of Arran, Fadhl II, who was decisively defeated at the Eklez River. Around 1029, Kvirike III defeated an invasion force led by the Alan king Urdure who had crossed the Caucasus Mountains into Kakheti and ravaged Tianeti. Urdure was killed in battle.[2] At the zenith of his power and prestige, Kvirike was assassinated while hunting in 1037/39. According to the Georgian historian Vakhushti, this was done by Kvirike's Alan slave who sought to avenge for the death of King Urdure. On Kvirike’s death, Kakheti was temporarily annexed to the Kingdom of Georgia.[3][4]
Coins
Two series of silver coins of mixed Christian-Islamic design stuck under Kvirike III were found in 2012 and 2013 at
asomtavruli letters as St. George defeating Diocletian, the earliest known monetary depictions of the saint.[6]
References
- ^ [A. В. Акопян, А. Р. Варданян. Монеты Квирике III, царя Кахети и Эрети. В сб.: Семнадцатая Всероссийская нумизматическая конференция. Москва. Пущино. 22-26 апреля 2013. Тезисы сообщений и докладов. М.: Триумф принт, 2013. С. 43–44.] https://www.academia.edu/3931227/Coins_of_Kvirike_III_king_of_Kakheti_and_Hereti
- ^ Kvachantiradze, Eka (2012). "Urdure" (PDF). Caucasus in Georgian Sources: Foreign States, Tribes, Historical Figures. Encyclopedical Dictionary. Tbilisi: Favorite. p. 376. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20.
- ^ Toumanoff, Cyrille (1976, Rome). Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour le Caucase chrétien (Arménie, Géorgie, Albanie).
- Вахушти Багратиони."Вахушти Багратиони. История царства грузинского. Возникновение и жизнь Кахети и Эрети. Ч.1". Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2007.)
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link - ^ "Язык и письмо монет христианско-мусульманского пограничья Кавказа IX-XIII вв. [Language and Script of the Coins From the Christian-Islamic Frontiers of Caucasus in 9th-13th cc.; in Russian]". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ISBN 978-5-905055-05-8.
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