David Soslan (Georgian: დავით სოსლანი) (d. 1204) was the second husband of Queen Tamar of Georgia and consort of the Kingdom of Georgia. Descendant of both Georgian and Alan/Ossetian royal houses, he was a prominent general of the Georgian “golden age”. // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... Tamar of Georgia Tamar (1160-1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ... Motto: ძალა ერთობაშია (Georgian: Strength is in Unity) Anthem: Tavisupleba (Freedom) Capital Tbilisi Largest city Tbilisi Official languages Georgian Government President Prime Minister of Georgia Speaker of the Parliament Republic Mikhail Saakashvili Zurab Nogaideli Nino Burjanadze Independence  - Date From the USSR 9 April 1991 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   69,700 km² (118th) Negligible... Alan can refer to any of the following: Alan (Sesame Street), the character in the television series Sesame Street Alans, an ancient nomadic people Alan, Haute-Garonne, a commune in the Haute-Garonne département in France where tourists can see medieval monuments: a castel named THE COW OF ALAN... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ...

According to the medieval Georgian chronicles, he was a descendant of Demetre, son of the Georgian king George I (1014-1027) by his Alan wife Alde. Demetre pretended on the Georgian throne during the reign of his half-brother, Bagrat IV (1027-1072). His son, David, took refuge in Alania (the present day North Ossetia) and married a local princess. They gave origin to a line of Ossetian princes. David-Soslan was one of them. Some historians erroneously consider him to be a representative of the Ossetian noble family of Tsarazon. Of his double name, David was a Georgian, and Soslan an Alan one. Giorgi I (გიორგი I) (998 – 16 August 1027), from the House of Bagrationi, was king of Georgia in 1014-1027. ... Events February 14 - Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany July 29 - Battle of Kleidion: Basil II inflicts not only a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, but his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock... Events March 26 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor. ... Bagrat IV (1018-1072), of the Bagrationi dynasty, governed the Kingdom of Georgia in 1027-1072. ... Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. ... ALania can refer to: Yhe feudal state of Alans. ... The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Russian: Респу́блика Се́верная Осе́тия-Ала́ния; Ossetic: Цæгат Ирыстоны Аланийы Республикæ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ...

David was brought up by his relative, Rusudan, aunt of Queen Regnant Tamar of Georgia. Tamar married him at the Didube palace near Tbilisi in 1187 after she divorced with the first husband, the Russian prince Yuri Bogolyubsky. As a consort, he was actively involved in the military and political life of the kingdom. He commanded the Georgian army in the victorious campaigns against the Seljuk rulers of Bardav (now Barda, Azerbaijan), Erzurum (known to Georgians as the City of Karnu), Geghark'unik' (known to Georgians as Gelakun), Beylaqan and Ganja in the 1190s. In 1195 he defeated the Seljuk emirs at the Battle of Shamkor. He won his last and perhaps the most famous victory over the Seljuks of Rum at the Battle of Basian in 1203. Tamar of Georgia Tamar (1160-1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ... Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი) — is the capital city of the country Georgia, located on the shore of Kura (Mtkvari) river, at 41°43′ N 44°47′ E. Tbilisi is also known by its former Turkish name Tiflis. ... // Events May 1 - Battle of Cresson - Saladin defeats the crusaders July 4 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin. ... For the dynasty and empire founded by Seljuk, see Seljuk Turks. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Erzurum (or Erzerum, Arzen in antiquity, Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Byzantine rule) is one of the Provinces of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region, to the east of the country. ... Armenian province Gegharkunik Gegharkunik (Գեղարքունիքի մարզ) is one of the provinces of Armenia. ... Beylaqan is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Ganja is both: a slang term for cannabis derived from the Hindustani language; and the Azerbaijani city of Ganja. ... Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders and Richard Malebys kill 150-500 Jews in Cliffords Tower June 10 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Fought on June 1, 1195 near the city of Shamkor (the present day Shamkir, Azerbaijan), the Battle of Shamkor was a decisive battle during the Georgian campaign against the Azeri Atabeg Abu-Bakr of Arran. ... The Sultanate of Rûm was a Seljuk sultanate in Anatolia from 1077 to 1307. ... The Battle of Basian was fought between the Georgians and the Seljuk Turks of Rüm at the place of Basian, 60 kilometers northeast of the city of Erzurum (in modern Turkey) in 1203. ... Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ...

Children

David and Tamar had two children:

• Lasha Giorgi, the future king George IV of Georgia Giorgi IV Lasha - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

• Rusudan, the future queen regnant of Georgia Queen Rusudan (in Georgian: რუსუდანი) (ca. ...

External link

• History of Georgia