List of historical states of Georgia

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History of Georgia
Prehistoric Georgia Trialeti culture Colchian culture Diauehi Mushki
Ancient history Colchis Aryan Kartli Kingdom of Iberia Pharnavazid dynasty Georgia in the Roman era Artaxiad dynasty of Iberia Campaign of Pompey Iberian–Armenian War Lazica Arsacid dynasty of Iberia Sasanian Iberia Chosroid dynasty Christianization of Iberia
Middle Ages Iberian War Lazic War Principality of Iberia Umayyad invasion of Georgia Arab rule in Georgia Emirate of Tbilisi Duchy of Tao Duchy of Klarjeti Bagrationi dynasty Kingdom of Hereti Kingdom of the Iberians Kingdom of Abkhazia Theme of Iberia Duchy of Kldekari Unification of the Georgian realm Kingdom of Georgia Duchy of Racha Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti Byzantine–Georgian wars Great Turkish Invasion Georgian–Seljuk wars Georgian Golden Age Mongol invasions of Georgia Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329) Kingdom of Western Georgia Armenia within the Kingdom of Georgia Timurid invasions of Georgia Turkoman invasions of Georgia Duchy of Aragvi Collapse of the Georgian realm
Early modern history Duchy of Ksani Samtskhe-Saatabago Kingdom of Kartli Kingdom of Kakheti Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Guria Principality of Svaneti Principality of Mingrelia Principality of Abkhazia Safavid Georgia Childir Eyalet Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
Modern history Georgia since 1991 Russo-Georgian War
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This is an incomplete list of states that have existed on the present-day territory of Georgia since ancient times. It includes de facto independent entities like the major medieval Duchies (saeristavo).

Antiquity

• Kingdom of Diauehi (12th–8th centuries BC)
• Kingdom of Colchis (550–164 BC)
• Kingdom of Lazica (6th century BC – 7th century AD)
• Kingdom of Iberia
  (302 BC – 580 AD)

Early Middle Ages

• Principate of Iberia (580–888)
• Emirate of Tbilisi (736–1122)
• Kingdom of Abkhazia (778–1008)
• Kingdom of Hereti (787–1014)
• Principality of Kakheti
  (787–1014)
• Bagratid Iberia
  (888–1008)
• Unified Kingdom of Kakheti and Hereti
  (1014–1104)

Unification and fragmentation (11th–18th centuries)

Kingdoms

• Kingdom of Georgia (978–1466)
• Kingdom of Kartli (1484–1762)
• Kingdom of Kakheti (1455–1762)
• Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti (1762–1801)
• Kingdom of Imereti (1455–1810)

Principalities

• Principality of Samtskhe
  (1268–1628)
• Principality of Guria (1460s–1829)
• Principality of Svaneti (1460s–1857)
• Principality of Mingrelia (1557–1857)
• Principality of Abkhazia (1660–1866)

Duchies

• Duchy of Kldekari (876–1103)
• Duchy of Racha (1050–1789)
• Duchy of Aragvi (1380–1747)
• Duchy of Ksani (15th century – 1801)

Modern history

• Republic of Guria
  (1905–1906)
• Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)
• Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991)
• Republic of Georgia (1991–present)