Vakhtang II
Vakhtang II | |
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David VI | |
Mother | Tamar Amanelisdze |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Vakhtang II (
from 1289 to 1292.Early life
A son of the
The purpose of meeting
Khutlubugham presented Vakhtang to Arghun, who confirmed him as the king of Likhtiki and Likhtaketa (i.e. now and then) Georgia and married his sister Oljath.[1]
Reign
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Khutlubuga also fulfilled his task - he was given a gift. It seemed as if everything indicated that Sadun of Mankaberd's son would take over the reins of the country's government like his father, but Vakhtang did not turn out to be the kind of person Khutlubuga had hoped for. The chronicler describes Vakhtang II as a person endowed with positive qualities in every way: humble, merciful, generous, loving justice and, most importantly, strong-willed, who was not influenced by anyone. The famous scientist of that time Farsmanishvili was the educator of the king. Thanks to his qualities, Vakhtang gained great authority at the court of khans of the Mongols.[1]
Khutlubuga was convinced that his chosen king would not allow him to roam free, so he drastically changed his attitude towards Vakhtang. This time, he wanted to make
His cousin,
References
- ^ a b c History of Georgia 2012, p. 66.
- ^ History of Georgia 2012, pp. 145–146.
- ^ History of Georgia 2012, p. 146.
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- ^ History of Georgia 2012, p. 148.
- ^ History of Georgia 2012, p. 67.
Bibliography
- Lortkipanidze, Mariam; Japaridze, Otar; Muskhelishvili, David; Metreveli, Roin (2012). History of Georgia in four volumes, vol. II - History of Georgia from the 4th century to the 13th century. Tbilisi: National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. ISBN 978-9941-19-585-3.