David IV

David IV the Builder
დავით IV აღმაშენებელი
King of Kings of Georgia
David IV on 12th century icon at Saint Catherine's Monastery
King of Georgia
Reign1089–1125
PredecessorGeorge II
SuccessorDemetrius I
Born1073
Kutaisi
Died1125(1125-00-00) (aged 51–52)
Tbilisi
Burial
SpouseRusudan of Armenia
Gurandukht
Issue
Among others
Demetrius I of Georgia
DynastyBagrationi
FatherGeorge II of Georgia
MotherElene
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church
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David IV, also known as David IV the Builder[1] (Georgian: დავით IV აღმაშენებელი, romanized: davit IV aghmashenebeli) (1073–1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125.[2]

Popularly considered to be the greatest and most successful Georgian ruler in history and an original architect of the Georgian Golden Age, he succeeded in driving the Seljuk Turks out of the country, winning the Battle of Didgori in 1121. His reforms of the army and administration enabled him to reunite the country and bring most of the lands of the Caucasus under Georgia's control. A friend of the Church and a notable promoter of Christian culture, he was canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church.


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