Georgians ქართველები
Top row (left to right) David the Builder • Queen Tamar of Georgia • Peter the Iberian • Shota Rustaveli • Middle row Ilia Chavchavadze • Akaki Tsereteli • Vazha-Pshavela • Kakutsa Cholokashvili • Bottom row Sergo Zakariadze •Levan Abashidze • Paata Burchuladze• Sopho Khalvashi
Total population
c. 7-8 million David IV [1] also known as David the Builder (Georgian: დავით აღმაშენებელი, Davit Aghmashenebeli) (1073 – January 24, 1125), from the House of Bagrationi, was King of Georgia from 1089 to 1125 [2]. Popularly considered as the greatest Georgian king and the most successful Georgian ruler, he succeeded in driving the Seljuk Turks... Tamar (Georgian: თამარი; 1160–1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ... Peter the Iberian (Petre Iberi or Petre Iberieli in Georgian language, secular name: Murvan. ... Shota Rustaveli, an artistic notion of the poet by Sergo Kobuladze (1937). ... Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, known as Saint Ilia the Righteous, (October 27, 1837-August 30, 1907) was a prominent figure of new Georgian literature, famous public benefactor, jurist, leader of the Georgias National-liberation movement in 1861-1907. ... Akaki Tsereteli, Prince (1840-1915) was a prominent Georgian poet and national liberation movement figure. ... Vazha-Pshavela Vazha-Pshavela (ვაჟა-ფშაველა in Georgian alphabet) (July 26, 1861-July 10, 1915) is the pen-name of one of the greatest Georgian poets and writers, classic of the new Georgian literature Luka P. Razikashvili. ... Kakutsa Cholokashvili (right) and Gen. ... Sergo Zakariadze (1909 July 1 - 1971 April 13) was a Georgian actor. ... Paata Burchuladze (Georgian: ) (born on February 12, 1955) is a Georgian bass opera singer. ... Performing at the ESC 2007 in Helsinki. ... Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ...
Regions with significant populations
Georgia 3,906,314 [1]  Iran 100,000-300,000(estimated)50,000 Fereydani Speakers [2]  Russia 198,000(Estimated close to a million) [3]  United States 150,000(estimated)  Turkey 200,000-1,500,000 (estimated) [4]  Ukraine 34,200(estimated) [5]  Brazil 17,752(estimated)  Azerbaijan 14,900 [6] Western Europe 50,000(estimated)
Languages
Georgian
Religion
Georgian Orthodox Christianity, Georgian Catholicism, Islam[7]
Related ethnic groups
Laz

Georgian Kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia 600-150 BC. Copyright©2004 Andrew Andersen

The Georgians (Georgian: ქართველები, k'art'velebi) are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus, the oldest group of the South Caucasian people mainly centered in Georgia, but also living in Turkey, Russia, the United States, Iran, and other countries. Descending from some of the earliest settlers in the Caucasus, the Georgian people went through a complex process of ethnic consolidation and nation-making. It currently comprises a diverse set of local sub-ethnic communities, each with its characteristic traditions, manners and dialect or language. Of these subgroups, the Mingrelians, Lazs and the Svans are typically bilingual in their own language (Mingrelian-Laz and Svan) and Georgian. The latter, with its unique own alphabet and long written tradition going back to the 5th century, ^[8] is the language of literacy and education of all Georgians living in Georgia as well as the official language of that country. Ancient Georgians were known to Greco-Romans as Caucasian Iberians and Colchians. ^{[9] [10]} Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1312x894, 314 KB) Kingdom of Cholchis and Iberia Copyright© Andrew Andersen Source: Atlas of Conflicts File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tbilisi Georgia (country) Colchis Caucasian Iberia... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1312x894, 314 KB) Kingdom of Cholchis and Iberia Copyright© Andrew Andersen Source: Atlas of Conflicts File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tbilisi Georgia (country) Colchis Caucasian Iberia... For other uses, see Nation (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... Ethno-Linguistic groups in the Caucasus region South Caucasian peoples are: Georgians Mingrelians Svans Ajarians Georgian Jews Laz // The largest South Caucasian people are Georgians (4,600,000). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... Georgian (Georgian: , Kartuli) is a South Caucasian, or Kartvelian, language spoken by about 4. ... Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ... The Laz (Lazi (ლაზი) or Lazepe (ლაზეფე) in Laz, Lazlar in Turkish, Lazi (ლაზი) or Č’ani (ჭანი) in Georgian) are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia. ... Svans The Svans are an ethnographic group of Georgians that mostly live in Svaneti region of Georgia. ... The Megrelian language (Megruli ena in Georgian, Margaluri nina in Megrelian), sometimes called Mingrelian, is a language spoken in northwest Georgia. ... The Svan language (ლუშნუ ნინ/შკა̈ნ luÅ¡nu nin/šḳän in Svan; სვანური ენა, svanuri ena in Georgian) is a language spoken in Northwest Georgia. ... The Georgian alphabet (Georgian: ) is the script currently used to write the Georgian language and other Kartvelian languages (Mingrelian, Svan and sometimes Laz), and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus (such as Ossetic and Abkhaz in the 1940s). ... An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... The Caucasian Iberians were an ancient Ibero-Caucasian people (South Caucasian or Kartvelians) who inhabited the east and southeast of the Transcaucasus region in prehistoric and historic times. ... In ancient geography, Colchis or Kolchis (Georgian/Laz: კოლხეთი, kolkheti; Greek: , Kolchís) was an ancient Georgian [1][2][3], state[4] [5]kingdom and region[6] in the Western Georgia (Caucasus region), which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation and its subgroups. ...

The majority of Georgians are Christian, and mostly adhere to their national ancient autocephalous (since 4th century) Georgian Orthodox Church. Christianized in the early 4th century, Georgia is the second nation state to adopt Christianity in 327. There are Georgian Muslim communities in Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia’s autonomous republic of Adjara and community of Georgian Catholics. Topics in Christianity Preaching Prayer Ecumenism Relation to other religions Movements Music Liturgy Calendar Symbols Art Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... The Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church is one of the worlds most ancient Christian Churches, founded in the 1st century by the Apostle Andrew. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... A significant number of autonomous republics can be found within the successor states of the Soviet Union, but the majority are located within Russia. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ... Georgian Byzantine-Rite Catholics (Catholics of Georgian nationality or origin who are of Byzantine or Greek rite) are estimated at only 500 worldwide. ...

Strategically located on the crossroads between East and West, the Georgian people have been influenced by many civilizations throughout history. They absorbed features of other cultures and married them to indigenous traditions to produce a rich culture which reached its high point of development in the Middle Ages. With their roots in the ancient tribal federations, the Georgians evolved into a highly structured feudal nation and by the early 11th century formed a unified kingdom which emerged as a dominant power in the Caucasus until the Mongol invasions in the 13th century. Threatened by rivaling regional empires and plagued by incessant internal unrest, the Georgians remained more or less independent until the Russian annexation of Georgian polities early in the 19th century and regained national independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various cultures, social structures and philosophical systems of the East, namely Asia (including China, India, Japan, and surrounding regions). ... Occident redirects here. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Ancient redirects here. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste Feudalism, a term first used in the late modern period (17th century), in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval European political system comprised of a set of reciprocal legal and military obligations among the... The medieval kingdom of Georgia first clashed with the advancing Mongol armies in 1220. ...

Etymology

Georgians call themselves Kartvelebi (ქართველები), their land Sakartvelo (საქართველო), and their language Kartuli (ქართული). According to legend, the ancestor of the Kartvelian people was Kartlos, the great grandson of the Biblical Japheth. Ancient Greeks (Strabo, Herodotus, Plutarch, Homer, etc.) and Romans (Titus Livius, Cornelius Tacitus, etc.) referred to early eastern Georgians as Iberians (Iberoi in some Greek sources) and western Georgians as Colchians.^[11] Languages Georgian Religions Georgian Orthodox Christianity, Georgian Catholicism, Islam[7] Related ethnic groups Laz Abkhaz Chechens Ingushs The Georgians (Georgian: , Kartveli Eri) or ქართველები (Kartvelebi) in the Georgian language) are a nation and an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus. ... Kartlos (Georgian: ქართლოს) was the legendary establisher and eponymous father of Georgia, namely its nucleus Kartli (cf. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... Japheth (Hebrew. ... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek_speaking world in ancient times. ... The Greek geographer Strabo in a 16th century engraving. ... Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: HÄ“ródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. ... Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Πλούταρχος; 46 - 127), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. ... This article is about the Greek poet Homer and the works attributed to him. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Titus Livius (around 59 BC - 17 AD), known as Livy in English, wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC). ... This article is about the historian Tacitus. ... The Caucasian Iberians were an ancient Ibero-Caucasian people (South Caucasian or Kartvelians) who inhabited the east and southeast of the Transcaucasus region in prehistoric and historic times. ... In ancient geography, Colchis or Kolchis (Georgian/Laz: კოლხეთი, kolkheti; Greek: , Kolchís) was an ancient Georgian [1][2][3], state[4] [5]kingdom and region[6] in the Western Georgia (Caucasus region), which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation and its subgroups. ...

Origins

Most historians and scholars of Georgia as well as anthropologists, archaeologists and linguists tend to agree that the ancestors of modern Georgians inhabited the southern Caucasus and northern Asia Minor since the Neolithic period. ^[12] Scholars usually refer to them as Proto-Kartvelian (Proto-Georgians such as Colchians and Iberians) tribes. ^[13] Even the Bible makes mention of Tubal-cain, who is associated with proto-Georgian tribes. ^[14] Some European historians of the 19th century (eg, Humboldt, Krettschmer) as well as Georgian scholars (R. Gordeziani, S. Kaukhchishvili and Z. Gamsakhurdia) came to the conclusion that Proto-Kartvelians might be related linguistically and culturally to the indigenous (pre-Indo-European) peoples of ancient Europe including the Etruscans, Pelasgians and Proto-Basques. Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ... The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ... // Humboldt can refer to: Alexander von Humboldt, a German natural scientist Wilhelm von Humboldt (his brother), a linguist, philosopher, and diplomat Or any of the many things named for them: Named for Alexander von Humboldt Places in California, U.S. Humboldt Bay in California Humboldt County, California Humboldt Hill Humboldt... Simon Kaukhchishvili (Georgian: also transliterated as Qauxchishvili, or QauxčiÅ¡vili) (October 1, 1895 – May 11, 1981) was a Georgian historian and philologist known for his critical editions of old Georgian chronicles. ... Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia[1] (Georgian: ზვიად კონსტანტინეს ძე გამსახურდია) (March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a dissident, scientist and writer, who became the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. ... The term indigenous peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ... For the language group, see Indo-European languages. ... The Etruscan civilization existed in Etruria and the Po valley in the northern part of what is now Italy, prior to the formation of the Roman Republic. ... The name Pelasgians (Ancient Greek: Πελασγοί - Pelasgoí, s. ... Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an ethnic group who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. ...

The Georgian people in antiquity have been known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Colchians and Iberians. ^[15][16] East Georgian tribes of Tibarenians-Iberians formed their kingdom in 7th century BCE. However, western Georgian tribes (Moschians, Suanians and Colchians) established the first Georgian state of Colchis before the foundation of the Iberian Kingdom in the east. ^[17] According to the numerous scholars of Georgia, the formations of these two early Georgian kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia, resulted in the consolidation and uniformity of the Georgian nation ^[18]. Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek_speaking world in ancient times. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... BCE is a TLA that may stand for: Before the Common Era, date notation equivalent to BC (e. ...

Proto Georgian tribes:

• Daiaeni in Assyrian sources and Taokhoi in Greek, lived in the northeastern part of Anatolia, a region that once was part of Georgia. This ancient tribe is considered by many scholars as ancestors of Georgians. The Georgians of today still refer to this region, which now belongs to present-day Turkey, as Tao-Klarjeti. Some people there still speak Georgian. ^[19]

• Colchians in the ancient western Georgian(Mingrelian-Laz) Kingdom of Colchis. First mentioned in the Assyrian annals of Tiglath-Pileser I and in the annals of Urartian king Sarduri II. Also included western proto-Georgian tribe of the Moschians^[20][21]

• Iberians also known as Tiberians or Tiberanians, in the eastern Georgian Kingdom of Iberia. ^[22]

Both Colchians and Iberians played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the modern Georgian nation.^[23][24] For other uses, see Assyria (disambiguation). ... This article is about two nested areas of Turkey, a plateau region within a peninsula. ... Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgian principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Ardahan and Kars. ... In ancient geography, Colchis or Kolchis (Georgian/Laz: კოლხეთი, kolkheti; Greek: , Kolchís) was an ancient Georgian [1][2][3], state[4] [5]kingdom and region[6] in the Western Georgia (Caucasus region), which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation and its subgroups. ... Tiglath-Pileser I (the Hebraic form of Tukulti-apil-Esharra, my trust is in the son of Esharra) was King of Assyria (1114 BC - 1076 BC). ... Urartu at its greatest extent 743 BC Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highland, and it centered around Lake Van (present-day eastern Turkey). ... Dec. ... The Caucasian Iberians were an ancient Ibero-Caucasian people (South Caucasian or Kartvelians) who inhabited the east and southeast of the Transcaucasus region in prehistoric and historic times. ... Ancient countries of Caucasus: Armenia, Iberia, Colchis and Albania Iberia was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli (4th century BC-5th century AD) corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia. ... The Caucasian Iberians were an ancient Ibero-Caucasian people (South Caucasian or Kartvelians) who inhabited the east and southeast of the Transcaucasus region in prehistoric and historic times. ...

Short History

Main article: History of Georgia (country)

Georgia has one of the world’s richest and oldest history, stretching back to the prehistoric times. ...

Ancient Georgia

A second Georgian tribal union emerged in the 13th century BCE on the Black Sea coast, creating the Kingdom of Colchis in the western Georgia.^[25] The ancient Greeks knew western Georgia as Colchis, and it featured in the Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts, who travelled there in search of the Golden Fleece. Since 2000 BCE, north-western Colchis was inhabited by the Svan and Zan peoples of the Georgian tribes. In the eastern part of Georgia, there was a struggle for the leadership among the various Georgian confederations during the 6th – 4th centuries BCE which was finally won by the Kartlian tribes from the region of Mtskheta in Iberia. According to the Georgian tradition, the Kingdom of Kartli (known as Iberia in the Greek-Roman literature) was founded around 300 BCE by Parnavaz I, the first ruler of the Parnavazid dynasty.Between 653 and 333 BCE, both Colchis and Iberia were successfully surviving in fight against Median and later Persian Empire. At the end of the 3rd century BCE, southern Iberia saw the armies of Alexander the Great who established a vast Greco-Macedonian empire to the south of the Caucasus. In ancient geography, Colchis or Kolchis (Georgian/Laz: კოლხეთი, kolkheti; Greek: , Kolchís) was an ancient Georgian [1][2][3], state[4] [5]kingdom and region[6] in the Western Georgia (Caucasus region), which played an important role in the ethnic and cultural formation of the Georgian nation and its subgroups. ... The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... This article is about the hero from Greek mythology. ... The Argo, by Lorenzo Costa In Greek mythology, the Argonauts (Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. ... Jason returns with the golden Fleece on an Apulian red-figure calyx krater, ca. ... Svans — the inhabitants of Svaneti region — are ethnic Georgians (one of the local culture-groups of ethnically subdivided Georgian people), and are the indigenous population of this province. ... The Zan language or Zanuri is a conventional term used by some linguists to describe the unity of Mingrelian and Laz, which are the only two mutually intelligible South Caucasian or Kartvelian languages sometimes considered as the two distinct dialects of Zan. ... Ancient countries of Caucasus: Armenia, Iberia, Colchis and Albania Iberia was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli (4th century BC-5th century AD) corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Persia redirects here. ... For the film of the same name, see Alexander the Great (1956 film). ...

Saint Nino is credited for conversion of Georgia to Christianity in 327 CE

Between the early 2nd century, BCE and the late 2nd century CE, both Colchis and Iberia, together with the neighbor countries, became an arena of long and devastating conflicts between major local powers Rome, Armenia, and the short-lived Kingdom of Pontus. As a result of the brilliant Roman campaigns of Pompey and Lucullus, the Georgian kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia came under direct Roman rule. However, during the reign of the Emperor Trajan, Caucasian Iberia became a long lasting ally of the Roman Empire. The former Kingdom of Colchis was re-organized by the Romans into the province of Lazicum ruled by Roman legati. Saint Nino File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Saint Nino File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... CE is an abbreviation which can have the following meanings: Capillary electrophoresis the CE mark is a stylized CE placed on products to signify conformance with European Union regulations. ... Traditional rural Pontic house A man in traditional clothes from Trabzon, illustration Pontus is the name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the main), by... For the Association football club based in Portsmouth, England also known as Pompey, see Portsmouth F.C.. For other meanings see Pompey (disambiguation). ... Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c. ... This article is about the Roman Emperor. ... Egrisi (Georgian: ) known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Lazica and to Persians as Lazistan was an early western Georgian [1]kingdom in South Caucasus, which flourished between the 6th century BC and the 7th century AD. It covered the territory of the former kingdom Kolkha (Colchis) and the...

Eastern Georgian Kingdom of Iberia became one of the first states in the world to convert to Christianity in 327 CE, when King of Iberia Mirian II established it as the official state religion. In the middle of the 4th century, both Lazica (former Kingdom of Colchis), and Iberia, adopted Christianity as their official religion. At the end of the 5th century, Prince Vakhtang I Gorgasali orchestrated an anti-Persian uprising and restored Iberian statehood proclaiming himself the King. The armies of Vakhtang launched several campaigns against both Persia and the Byzantine Empire. Topics in Christianity Preaching Prayer Ecumenism Relation to other religions Movements Music Liturgy Calendar Symbols Art Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Mirian II (3rd century AD), Saint King Mirian was the king of Kartli (Iberia) in the Eastern Georgia. ... Saint King Vakhtang I Gorgasali ( 440- 502) was the Georgian king (mepe) of Kartli ( Iberia) in 452- 502 who led a lengthy anti-Persian liberation war and founded Tbilisi, Georgia’s modern capital city. ... Byzantine redirects here. ...

Medieval Georgia

Kingdom of Georgia during the reign of Queen Tamar, Copyright©2004 Andrew Andersen

The first decades of the 9th century saw the rise of a new Georgian state in Tao-Klarjeti. Ashot Courapalate, of the royal family of Bagrationi, liberated from the Arabs the territories of former southern Iberia. The first united Georgian monarchy was formed at the end of the 10th century when Curopalate David invaded the Earldom of Kartli-Iberia. Three years later, after the death of his uncle Theodosius the Blind, King of Egrisi-Abkhazia, Bagrat III inherited the Abkhazian throne. In 1001, Bagrat also included Tao-Klarjeti (Curopalatinate of Iberia) into his domain as a result of David’s death. In 1008-1010, Bagrat King of the Abkhazs and Tao-Klarjeti annexed Kakheti and Ereti thus becoming the first King of the united Georgia both eastern and western. In 1008 all Georgian principalities were united into the unified Kingdom of Georgia (1008-1466) under the Bagrationi dynasty. This dynasty was established by Ashot I (Ashot the Great) in the end of the 8th century. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1350x1205, 79 KB) Kingdom of Georgia under Queen Thamar, 12th century Copyright©2004 Andrew Andersen Source: Atlas of Conflicts File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1350x1205, 79 KB) Kingdom of Georgia under Queen Thamar, 12th century Copyright©2004 Andrew Andersen Source: Atlas of Conflicts File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgian principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Ardahan and Kars. ... Ashot I Kuropalates (end of the 8th cent. ... Languages Arabic other minority languages Religions Predominantly Sunni Islam, as well as Shia Islam, Greek Orthodoxy, Greek Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Alawite Islam, Druzism, Ibadi Islam, and Judaism Footnotes a Mainly in Antakya. ... David of Tao as depicted on a bas-relief from the Oshki Monastery. ... Theodosius III the Blind (also known as Theodosius the Sorrowed), was King of the Abkhazians from circa 975 to 978. ... Bagrat III (ca. ... The Bagratuni or Bagrationi or Bagratid royal dynasty (Armenian: Բագրատունյաց Ô±Ö€Ö„Õ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Տոհմ or Bagratunyac Arqayakan Tohm, Georgian: ბაგრატიონთა სამეფო დინასტია or Bagrationta Samepo Dinastia) is a royal family whose ascendancy in Transcaucasia lasted for more than a millenium, since the 8th century until the early 19th century. ... Ashot I Bagratuni was an Armenian prince who, with Ashot II, oversaw Armenias second golden age (862–977). ...

The struggle against the Seljuk invaders in Georgia was led by the young King David IV of the Bagrationi royal family who inherited the throne in 1089 at the age of 16 after the abdication of his father George II Bagrationi. In 1121, Seljuk Sultan Mahmud declared Jihad on Georgia and sent a strong army under one of his famous generals Al-Ghazee to fight the Georgians. Although significantly outnumbered by the Turks, Georgians managed to defeat the invaders at Didgori battle and in 1122 took over Tbilisi to make it Georgia’s capital. As a result, mostly Christian-populated Ghishi-Kabala area in western Shirvan (relic of once prosperous Albanian Kingdom) was annexed by Georgia while the rest of already Islamized Shirvan became Georgia’s client-state. That same year a big portion of Armenia was liberated by David’s troops and fell into Georgian hands as well. Thus, in 1124, David also became the King of Armenians incorporating Northern Armenia into Georgian Crown lands. In King David died leaving Georgia with the status of a strong regional power. In Georgia, King David is called Agmashenebeli (English: the builder). This article is about dynasty which ruled the political entity known as Great Seljuq Empire. ... David IV [1] also known as David the Builder (Georgian: დავით აღმაშენებელი, Davit Aghmashenebeli) (1073 – January 24, 1125), from the House of Bagrationi, was King of Georgia from 1089 to 1125 [2]. Popularly considered as the greatest Georgian king and the most successful Georgian ruler, he succeeded in driving the Seljuk Turks... For other uses, see Jihad (disambiguation). ...

Queen Tamara of Georgia

However, the most glorious sovereign of Georgia of that period was definitely Queen Tamar (David’s great-granddaughter). The reign of Queen Tamar was the peak of Georgia’s might in the whole history of the nation. Trebizond Empire was heavily dependent of Georgia for more than two hundred years. In 1210, Georgian armies invaded northern Persia (modern day Iranian Azerbaijan) putting part of the conquered territory under Georgian protectorate. That was the maximal extent of Georgia throughout her history. Queen Tamar was addressed as “The Queen of Abkhazians, Kartvels, Rans, Kakhs and Armenians, Shirvan-Shakhine and Shakh-in-Shakhine, The Sovereign of the East and West”. Georgian historians often refer to her as “Queen Tamar the Great”. The period between the early 12th and the early 13th centuries and especially, the era of Tamar the Great, can truly be considered as the golden age of Georgia. Besides the political and military achievements, it was marked by the development of Georgian culture including the architecture, literature, philosophy and sciences. The Golden age of Georgia left a magnificent legacy of great cathedrals, brilliant romantic poetry and literature, and the epic poem "The Knight in the Panther's Skin - revered by all Georgians since its creation for its artistic and philosophical virtue, the glorification of the ideals of universal solidarity between humans, and the values of chivalry, honour, compassion and romantic love. This Golden Age was interrupted at its peak by the Mongol Invasion in the 13th century CE. After that time, the Georgian feudal state entered an era of decline punctuated by short-lived ascents. Image File history File links Tamari2150. ... Image File history File links Tamari2150. ... Tamar (Georgian: თამარი; 1160–1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ... King Rostevan and Avtandil go hunting. ...

Modern History

In the 19th century, Georgia, on the verge of annihilation by its powerful southern rivals, was annexed by the Russian Empire. A few decades later, Georgian society produced a modernist nationalistic elite under the guidance of Ilia Chavchavadze, which united Georgian society around the dream of the restoration of their once glorious state. In 1918, this dream was fulfilled and the Democratic Republic of Georgia was established. This courageous democratic experiment was short-lived, as in 1921 Georgia was occupied by Bolshevik Russia. The first years of independence after the dissolution of the USSR were characterized by political instability and civil conflicts. The first wave of reforms initiated in 1995 was only partially successful. Political corruption resulted in economic decline and institutional inefficiency, which led to grave political crisis. In November 2003, the "Rose Revolution - a mass non-violent public disobedience campaign - forced the government, which had tried to falsify elections, to resign. A new wave of systemic reforms started after the election of the new Government. The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, known as Saint Ilia the Righteous, (October 27, 1837-August 30, 1907) was a prominent figure of new Georgian literature, famous public benefactor, jurist, leader of the Georgias National-liberation movement in 1861-1907. ... Anthem Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings) Map of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from November 1918 to May 1920. ... This article is about the Bolshevik faction in the RSDLP 1903-1912. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Population and geographical spread

Georgians in their traditional costumes

The total population of Georgians in the world is estimated to be around 6,000,000.

• Around 4 million Georgians live in Georgia (where they comprise 83% of the population),

• In Turkey, Georgians form the majority in parts of Artvin Province east of the Çoruh River in Shavsheti (შავშეთი) region (Upper Machakheli in the north of Borçka district, Imerkhevi in the north of Şavşat district, and Murgul district) and in individual villages along the Çoruh valley of Livana (ლივანა) vicinity in the territory of the ancient Georgian regions of Tao-Klarjeti (Klarjeti (კლარჯეთი) is presently a village renamed officially as Bereket in Ardanuç district), southwards to the district of Yusufeli (Kiskim) in Amier-Tao (ამიერტაო) subregion. They also live as Chveneburi (ჩვენებური) muhajirs in various provinces. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the prime minister of Turkey, pronounced his Georgian origins during a visit to Georgia in 2004.^[26] The total population of people of Georgian descent in Turkey is estimated to be from 200,000 to 1,500,000.

• Around 200,000 in Russia.

• 50,000-100,000 (numbers are not totally known) in Iran mainly in Fereydan, Fereydoon Shahr, and Najaf Abad, as well as in many Iranian large cities such as Esfahan, Tehran, Shiraz, and Karaj. Up to 200,000 in and Mazandaran. Moreover there are millions of people with (partial) Georgian descent. (300,000 Georgians were settled in Iran in the 17th century, and there came many later).

• 14,900 in Azerbaijan, according to official numbers.^[27] Most Georgians (known as Ingilos) in Azerbaijan reside in the Kakhi, Belokani and Zakatala districts, which had been known as Hereti until the 15th century and administered by the Georgian kings until the 17th century. These rayons were once part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia and part of Georgia under the Transcaucasian SFSR until 1931 when they were transferred to Azerbaijan.^[28] Georgia holds no claims against Azerbaijan over these territories as of present.

• 200,000 in other countries, including (USA, Germany, the Netherlands, France, etc.).

• There are some in Argentina, in the provinces of Mendoza and Rio Negro. In Rio Negro, Georgian people and their descendants are at the hippietown of El Bolson and in the valleys zone (Colonia Rusa in the Alto Valle).

Artvin (Armenian: Ô±Ö€Õ¤Õ¾Õ«Õ¶) is a province in Turkey, on the Black Sea coast in the north-eastern corner of the country, on the border with Georgia (country). ... The Çoruh River or Chorokhi River (Georgian: ) is a river in north-eastern Turkey and south-western Georgia, which runs through the town of Artvin. ... ÅžavÅŸat (Shavsheti (შავშეთი) in Georgian) is a district of Artvin Province of Turkey. ... Machakheli (მაჭახელი in Georgian, Macahel in Turkish), is a long valley between Turkey and Georgia. ... Borçka is a district of Artvin Province of Turkey. ... Imerkhevi (იმერხევი in Georgian, Ä°merhev in Turkish) is a valley in the north of ÅžavÅŸat district in Artvin Province of Turkey along the border with Georgia. ... ÅžavÅŸat (Georgian: შავშეთი (Latin transliteration: Shavsheti)) is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea region, between the cities of Artvin and Kars on the border with Georgia at the far eastern end of Turkey. ... Murgul is a district of Artvin Province of Turkey. ... Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgian principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Ardahan and Kars. ... Ardanuç is a district of Artvin Province of Turkey. ... Yusufeli is a district of Artvin Province of Turkey. ... Cheveneburi means ours in Georgian, an ethnic identity for Georgian people who live in the territory of the Republic of Turkey. ... Muhajir or Mohajir (Arabic: مهاجر) is an Arabic word meaning refugee or immigrant or emigrant. ... ErdoÄŸan redirects here. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Fereydoonshahr is a city in the western part of the Isfahan province of Iran. ... Najafabad is a city in Isfahan Province, Iran. ... Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan. ... For other uses, see Tehran (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Shiraz (disambiguation). ... Karaj Country Iran Province Tehran Population 2000000 (2005) Area 1000 km² Coordinates Lat. ... Mazandaran (Persian: مازندران) is a province in northern Iran, bordering the Caspian (Mazandaran) Sea in the north. ... Qakh (Qax) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Balakan is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Municipality: Zaqatala Altitude: 500m Population: 35,000 census Zaqatala is a rayon of Azerbaijan. ... Hereti was a historic province in eastern Georgia. ... Anthem Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings) Map of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from November 1918 to May 1920. ... The Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was a short-lived (1922-1936) Soviet republic, consisting of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, which were traditionally known as the Transcaucasian Republics in the Soviet Union. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

Ethnographic subdivisions

Georgian youth in traditional costumes

The largest ethnic group within the broader Georgian ethnicity is the ქართველები (transliterated Kartveli, plural: Kartvelebi), which comprises the majority of the population of Georgia. The other major subdivisions within the Georgian ethnicity include: the Mingrelians (მეგრელი), who live predominantly in northwestern Georgia (Samegrelo); the Laz (ლაზი), who live predominantly in southwestern Georgia (Ajara) and in the northeastern Turkey (in the Rize and Artvin regions); and the Svans (სვანი) of the Svaneti region of Georgia. These four ethnic groups within the greater Georgian ethnicity are differentiated by language. The Kartveli speak Kartuli (what the English speaking world calls Georgian), the Mingrelians speak Megrelian, the Laz speak Laz, and the Svans speak Svan. These four related languages comprise the entirety of the South Caucasian language group. The majority of Mingrelians and Svans are bilingual in their native language and in Kartuli, while the majority of the Laz are bilingual in their native language and either Kartuli or Turkish. Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ... Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ... The Laz (Lazi (ლაზი) or Lazepe (ლაზეფე) in Laz, Lazlar in Turkish, Lazi (ლაზი) or Č’ani (ჭანი) in Georgian) are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi Chairman of Interim Council Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ... For other uses, see Rize (disambiguation). ... Artvin is a city in north-eastern Turkey. ... Svans The Svans are an ethnographic group of Georgians that mostly live in Svaneti region of Georgia. ... Svaneti (სვანეთი. Also known as Svanetia or Svania in Russian and Western languages) is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of the country. ... Georgian (, kartuli ena) is the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus. ... Megrelian or Mingrelian (მარგალური ნინა, Margaluri nina, in Megrelian; მეგრული ენა, Megruli ena, in Georgian) is a language spoken in northwest Georgia. ... The Laz language (lazuri, ლაზური or lazuri nena, ლაზური ნენა in Laz; ლაზური, lazuri, or ჭანური, chanuri, in Georgian) is spoken by the Laz people on the Southeast shore of the Black Sea. ... The Svan language (ლუშნუ ნინ/შკა̈ნ luÅ¡nu nin/šḳän in Svan; სვანური ენა, svanuri ena in Georgian) is a language spoken in Northwest Georgia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Within the group called Kartveli, Georgians further distinguish themselves into regional ethnographic subgroups:

• The Imeretians (იმერელი)
• The Gurians (გურული)
• The Ajarians (აჭარელი)
• The Meskhetians (მესხი)
• The Lechkhumeli (ლეჩხუმელი)
• The Rachveli (რაჭველი)
• The Kartlians (ქართლელი)
• The Kakhetians (კახელი)
• The Khevsureti (ხევსური)
• The Tushi (თუში)
• The Pshaveli (ფშაველები)
• The Mokhevians (მოხევე)
• The Ingilo (ინგილო)
• The Fereydanians (ფერეიდნელი)

These subgroups, however, exist for historical and geographical reasons; each would consider itself to be Kartveli, the ethnic group which gives the country, Sakartvelo, its name, and would speak the same language. Imereti is a historic province in Western Georgia, situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. ... Guria is a region in Georgia (Caucasus), in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi Chairman of Interim Council Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ... Meskhetians (Meskhs) may refer to: Ethnic Georgians, indigenous population of Meskheti (Samtskhe-Javakheti province of Georgia). ... Lechkhumi, also spelled Lecxumi (Georgian: ლეჩხუმი) is a historic province in northwestern Georgia which comprises the area along the middle basin of the Rioni and Tskhenistskali and also the Lajanuri river valley. ... Racha (Ratcha is a more correct spelling) (Georgian: რაჭა, Rača) is a historic province in Georgia, in the mountainous northwestern part of the country. ... Kartli is the largest and most populated province of Eastern Georgia. ... Categories: Caucasus geography stubs | Georgia (country) ... Khevsureti mountains Fortress village Shatili Khevsureti is a historic province in eastern Georgia, located along both the northern and southern slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains. ... Tusheti, or Tushetia, is a historic region in northeast Georgia. ... A fortress village of Shatili Khevsureti mountains Khevsureti is a historic province in eastern Georgia, mainly on the southern slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains. ... Khevi (Georgian: ხევი) is a small historical-geographic area in northeastern Georgia. ... Saingilo (საინგილო in Georgian) was a historic part of Georgia (Kingdom of Iberia) from ancient time. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Notable Georgians (selection)

See List of Georgians for a more complete listing, including notable people with Georgian heritage.

The following is a partial list of prominent people from the Republic of Georgia, arranged chronologically within categories. ...

Kings and chieftains

Bagrat III, King of United Georgian Kingdom

Queen Tamar of Georgia

• Parnavaz I of Iberia (3rd century BC), king
• Vakhtang Gorgasali the king of Georgia in the 5th century, founder of capital city-Tbilisi
• Mirian of Iberia (4rd century), king
• Bagrat of Georgia (9th century), king of unified Georgian Kingdom
• Giorgi I (1014-1027), king
• Giorgi II king in 1027-1072
• David the Builder (1073-1125), The greatest King of Georgia
• Tamar of Georgia (1160-1213), Queen Tamar of the Georgian golden age
• Demetre II Tavdadebuli, king in 1270-1289
• Giorgi V the Brilliant, (14-15th century)
• Vakhtang VI King, (17th century)
• Erekle II king, (18th century)

Prince Ilia Chavchavadze

Image File history File links Bagrat_III_of_Georgia_(Gelati_mural). ... Image File history File links Bagrat_III_of_Georgia_(Gelati_mural). ... Image File history File links Tamari2150. ... Image File history File links Tamari2150. ... King Parnavaz I (3rd century BC) was a King of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (modern Eastern Georgia) in 284-219 BC and founder of the Georgian dynasty of Parnavazians (284 BC-5th century AD). ... Saint King Vakhtang I Gorgasali (440 – 502) was the Georgian king (mepe) of Kartli (Iberia) in 452–502 who led a lengthy anti-Persian liberation war and founded Tbilisi, Georgia’s modern capital city. ... Mirian II (3rd century AD), Saint King Mirian was the king of Kartli (Iberia) in the Eastern Georgia. ... Bagrat III (ca. ... Giorgi I (გიორგი I) ( 998 – 16 August 1027), from the House of Bagrationi, was king of Georgia in 1014- 1027. ... Giorgi II (გიორგი II) (d. ... David the Builder (David IV Bagrationi) (1073 - January 24, 1125) was a King of Georgia (1089-1125). ... Tamar (Georgian: თამარი; 1160–1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ... Vakhtang VI the Scholar (in Georgian: ვახტანგ VI მწიგნობარი) ( 1675- 1737), was King of Kartli (in eastern Georgia (country)) in 1716- 1724. ... Erekle II (aka Irakli) (1720-1798), Georgian king of the Bagrationi dynasty, ruled Kingdom of Kakheti in 1744-1762 and Kartl-Kakheti in 1762-1798. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, known as Saint Ilia the Righteous, (October 27, 1837-August 30, 1907) was a prominent figure of new Georgian literature, famous public benefactor, jurist, leader of the Georgias National-liberation movement in 1861-1907. ...

Literature & the arts

Niko Nikoladze

• Shota Rustaveli
• Lado Asatiani
• Alexander Chavchavadze
• Ilia Chavchavadze
• Nikoloz Baratashvili
• Gia Gugushvili
• Levan Lagidze
• Niko Nikoladze
• Vazha-Pshavela
• Galaktion Tabidze
• Titsian Tabidze
• Akaki Tsereteli
• Zurab Tsereteli
• Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani
• Davit Guramishvili
• Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
• Grigol Robakidze
• Terenti Graneli
• Nodar Dumbadze
• Mukhran Machavariani
• Murman Lebanidze
• Ana Kalandadze
• Otia Ioseliani
• Guram Dochanashvili
• Givi Munjishvili

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shota Rustaveli, an artistic notion of the poet by Sergo Kobuladze (1937). ... Lado Asatiani (1917-1943) was a noted Georgian poet. ... Prince Alexander Chavchavadze (Georgian: , Aleksandre Chavchavadze; Russian: , Aleksandr Garsevanovich Chavchavadze) (1786 – November 6, 1846) was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. ... Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, known as Saint Ilia the Righteous, (October 27, 1837-August 30, 1907) was a prominent figure of new Georgian literature, famous public benefactor, jurist, leader of the Georgias National-liberation movement in 1861-1907. ... Nikoloz Baratashvili (Georgian: ) (4 December 1817-21 October 1844) was a Georgian poet, whoose works are considered to be the high point of Georgian romanticism. ... Gia Gugushvili (born 1952) is a prominent Georgian painter. ... Levan Lagidze (born 1958, Tbilisi) is a prominent Georgian painter. ... Niko Nikoladze. ... Vazha-Pshavela Vazha-Pshavela (ვაჟა-ფშაველა in Georgian alphabet) (July 26, 1861-July 10, 1915) is the pen-name of one of the greatest Georgian poets and writers, classic of the new Georgian literature Luka P. Razikashvili. ... Galaktion Tabidze (Georgian: ) (November 17, 1891 – March 17, 1959) was a leading Georgian poet of the twentieth century whose writings profoundly influenced all subsequent generations of Georgian poets. ... Titsian Tabidze Titsian Tabidze (Georgian: ) (March 21, 1895 – December 1937) was a Georgian poet and one of the leaders of Georgian symbolist movement. ... Akaki Tsereteli, Prince (1840-1915) was a prominent Georgian poet and national liberation movement figure. ... “To the Struggle Against World Terrorism” by Zurab Tsereteli “Good Defeats Evil”(1990), New York Zurab Tseretelis monuments to Victory and Peter the Great are among the tallest in the world Tseretelis 94-meter-tall statue of Peter the Great on the Moskva Riverbank is one of the... Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (Georgian: ) (November 4, 1658 in Tandzia, Georgia; † January 26, 1725 in Moskow) was a famous Georgian prince, writer, monk and religious zealot. ... The Ukrainian hryvnia coin commemorating Davit Guramishvili. ... Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (May 3, 1893 - July 17, 1975) was a classic of Georgian literature of the 20th century and famous public benefactor, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Ph. ... Girgol Robakidze Grigol Robakidze (Georgian: ) (1882 – 1962) was a Georgian writer, publicist, and public figure primarily known for his exotic prose and anti-Soviet émigré activities. ... Terenti Graneli (1897-1934) was a noted Georgian poet. ... Nodar Dumbadze (Georgian: ) (July 14, 1928 – September 4, 1984) was a Georgian writer and one of the most popular authors in the late 20th-century Georgia. ... Anzor Abulashvili, Zurab Leshqasheli, Mukhran Machavariani, Vaja Dadianidze, Mikheil Shabtoshvili, J.I. Mukhran Machavariani (Georgian: მუხრან მაჭავარიანი) (Born April 12, 1929) is a famous Georgian poet, and member of Georgian Parliament until 2004. ...

Military

Prince Alexander Chavchavadze

• Alexander Chavchavadze
• Grigol Orbeliani
• Kote Abkhazi (1867-1923)
• Geno Adamia (1936-1993)
• Dimitri Amilakhvari (1906-1942), hero of French Resistance during the WW2.
• Petre Bagration (1765-1812), general (Russia)
• Kakutsa (Khaikhosro) Cholokashvili (1888-1930)
• Leo Kereselidze (1878-1942)
• Giorgi Kvinitadze (1874-1970)
• Shalva Maglakelidze (1893-1970)
• Giorgi Mazniashvili (1872-1937)
• Konstantine Leselidze (general),
• Giorgi Kharkarashvili
• John Shalikashvili (Poland, 1936- ), general, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (USA)

Image File history File links Chavchavadze_31-155_s. ... Image File history File links Chavchavadze_31-155_s. ... Prince Alexander Chavchavadze (Georgian: , Aleksandre Chavchavadze; Russian: , Aleksandr Garsevanovich Chavchavadze) (1786 – November 6, 1846) was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. ... Prince Alexander Chavchavadze (Georgian: , Aleksandre Chavchavadze; Russian: , Aleksandr Garsevanovich Chavchavadze) (1786 – November 6, 1846) was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. ... Grigol Orbeliani (1804-1883) was a Georgian soldier noted for his romantic poetry. ... Prince Kote (Konstantine) Abkhazi (In Georgian: კოტე აფხაზი) (November 17, 1867-May 19, 1923), was a distinguished Georgian military figure, politician and public benefactor, one of the leaders of the Georgian national liberation movement in 1921-1923, Major General of Artillery (1914). ... Geno Adamia (Georgian: ) (8 March 1936, – 28 September 1993) was a Georgian military commander who fell in the war in Abkhazia. ... Colonel Dimitri Amilakhvari Prince Dimitri Zedguinidze-Amilakhvari, more commonly known as Dimitri Amilakhvari (Georgian: , French: ) (October 31, 1906 - September 24, 1942) was a French military officer of Georgian extraction who, as a Lieutenant Colonel of the French Foreign Legion, became a hero of the French Resistance during World War II... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Kakutsa Cholokashvili (right) and Gen. ... GENERAL Leo Kereselidze Faunder of Tetri Giorgi. ... Giorgi Kvinitadze (in Georgian: გიორგი კვინიტაძე) (1874_1970) was a Georgian general and one of the most prominent military leaders of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. ... Shalva Maglakelidze (1893_1970) was a Georgian politician and commander of the Georgian Legion of the Wehrmacht. ... Giorgi Mazniashvili (in Georgian: გიორგი მაზნიაშვილი) (1872-1937) was a Georgian general and one of the most prominent military figures in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. ... John Malchase David Shalikashvili (Georgian: ) (born June 27, 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997. ... Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States of America symbol The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a group comprising the Chiefs of service of each major branch of the armed services in the United States armed forces. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

Music

George Balanchine (Balanchivadze)

Sopho Khalvashi

• George Balanchin (Balanchivadze)
• Meliton Balanchivadze
• Natela Nicoli
• Zakharia Paliashvili
• Vano Sarajishvili
• Revaz Lagidze
• Gia Kancheli
• Giorgi Cabadze
• Nani Bregvadze
• Vakhtang Kikabidze
• Otar Taktakishvili
• Gogi Dolidze
• George Balanchine
• Paata Burchuladze
• Zurab Sotkilava* * Eter Skonia-Lamorisi
• Makvala Kasrashvili
• Valery Meladze
• Nino Surguladze
• Alexsandre Korsantia
• Dini Virsaladze
• Liana Isakadze
• Tamar Gverdciteli
• Temur Kvitelashvili
• Brandon Stone
• Katie Melua
• Nino KAtamadze
• Sopho Khalvashi

Veriko Anjaparidze

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 765 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2744 × 2151 pixel, file size: 562 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) High resolution version from http://memory. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 765 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2744 × 2151 pixel, file size: 562 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) High resolution version from http://memory. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 507 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (724 × 856 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Georgians Georgia in the Eurovision Song... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 507 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (724 × 856 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Georgians Georgia in the Eurovision Song... George Balanchine (January 9 (O.S.) = January 22 (N.S.), 1904–April 30, 1983) was one of the 20th centurys foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. ... Meliton Balanchivadze (Georgian: ) (December 24, 1862 – December 21, 1937) was a Georgian composers and one of the founders of Georgian classical music. ... Zakharia Paliashvili (ზაქარია ფალიაშვილი in Georgian; Захарий Петрович Палиашвили [Zakharij Petrovič Paliašvili] in Russian) was a composer from the nation of Georgia. ... Giya Kancheli, born August 10, 1935 in Tbilisi, is probably Georgias most famous living composer and cultural export. ... Vakhtang Konstantinovich Kikabidze (Georgian ვახტანგ კიკაბიძე, Russian Вахтанг Константинович Кикабидзе. b. ... Otar Taktakishvili (Georgian: ; Russian: ; Tbilisi, 27 July 1924 - 22 February 1989) was a Georgian composer. ... George Balanchine (January 9 (O.S.) = January 22 (N.S.), 1904–April 30, 1983) was one of the 20th centurys foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. ... Paata Burchuladze (Georgian: ) (born on February 12, 1955) is a Georgian bass opera singer. ... Makvala Kasrashvili (Georgian: , Russian: ) (born March 15, 1948) is a Georgian-Russian opera singer (soprano). ... Valeriy Shotayevich Meladze (Russian: , Georgian: ) is a Russian singer of Georgian descent. ... Melua redirects here. ... Performing at the ESC 2007 in Helsinki. ... Image File history File links Andjaparidzeveriko001. ... Image File history File links Andjaparidzeveriko001. ...

Actors

• David(Dodo)Abashidze
• Veriko Anjaparidze
• Spartak Bagashvili
• Ushangi Chkheidze
• Erosi Manjgaladze
• Sesilia Takaishvili
• Nato Vachnadze
• Sergo Zakariadze
• Vasil Godzaishvili
• Akaki Kvantaliani
• Sandro Djorjoliani
• Sofiko Chiaureli
• Kote Maxaradze
• Tengiz Archvadze
• Ramaz Chxikvadze
• Zurab kKifshidze
• Levan Uchaneishvili
• Merab Ninidze
• Rezo Chxikvishvili
• Kakhi Kavsadze
• Temur Babluani
• Medea Chaxava
• Medea Jafaridze
• Otar Megvinetuxucesi
• Guram Sagaradze
• Janri Lolashvili
• Murman jinoria
• Givi Berikashvili
• Gogi Qavtaradze
• Nuca Kuxianidze
• Lika Qavjaradze
• Lia Eliava
• Otar Koberidze
• Leila Abashidze
• Giorgi Shengelaia

This article needs to be wikified. ... Sergo Zakariadze (1909 July 1 - 1971 April 13) was a Georgian actor. ... Sofiko Chiaureli is a Georgian actress, thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov. ... Otar Koberidze (Georgian ოთარ კობერიძე, Russian Отар Леонтьевич Коберидзе) October 17, 1924, Tbilisi. ...

Philosophy & religion

St Grigol Peradze

• Peter the Iberian (411-491), bishop & philosopher
• Euthymius of Athos 9th century renowned Georgian philosopher and scholar
• Antim Iverianul (Antimoz Iverieli) (1650-1716), Metropolitan of Romania
• Saint Ambrose
• St Grigol Peradze
• Ilia II (1932- ), Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia since 1977
• Giorgi Lebanidze

File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Grigol Peradze (), (September 13, 1899 - December 6, 1942) was a famous Georgian ecclesiastic figure, theologian, historian, Archimandrite, Ph. ... Peter the Iberian (Petre Iberi or Petre Iberieli in Georgian language, secular name: Murvan. ... Euthymius the Athonite (Georgian: Ekvtime Atoneli) (ca. ... Antim Iverianul (Antimoz Iverieli in Georgian. ... Saint Ambrose, Latin Sanctus Ambrosius, Italian SantAmbrogio (circa 340 - April 4, 397), bishop of Milan, was one of the most eminent fathers of the Christian church in the 4th century. ... Grigol Peradze (), (September 13, 1899 - December 6, 1942) was a famous Georgian ecclesiastic figure, theologian, historian, Archimandrite, Ph. ... His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II (მისი უწმიდესობა და უნეტარესობა ილია II in Georgian. ... His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia is the head of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church. ...

Politics

Evgen Gvaladze

• Ilia Chavchavadze (1837-1907), Georgian nationalist
• Ioseb Dzhugashvili, better known as Joseph Stalin, (1878-1953), leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1953
• Evgen Gvaladze (1900-1937), one of the leaders of the national-liberation movement in 1921-1937
• Eduard Shevardnadze (1928- ), former Soviet Foreign Minister, former President 1993-2004
• Merab Kostava (1939-1989)
• Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993), the First President, 1991-1993
• Mikhail Saakashvili (1967-), President of Georgia from 2004
• Vladimer Gurgenidze (1970-), Prime Minister of Georgia

Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, known as Saint Ilia the Righteous, (October 27, 1837-August 30, 1907) was a prominent figure of new Georgian literature, famous public benefactor, jurist, leader of the Georgias National-liberation movement in 1861-1907. ... Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Georgian: , Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jughashvili; Russian: , Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] – March 5, 1953), better known by his adopted name, Joseph Stalin (alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin), was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unions Central Committee from... Evgen (Geno) Gvaladze (ევგენ (გენო) ღვალაძე in Georgian; May 13, 1900 - October 25, 1937) was a famous Georgian jurist, journalist and public benefactor, one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement of Georgia in 1921-1937. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This page lists foreign ministers of Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation: // Ivan Viskovatyi 1549-70 Brothers Vasily and Andrey Shchelkalov 1570-1601 Ivan Gramotin 1605-06, 1610-12, 1618-26, 1634-35 Pyotr Tretyakov 1608-10, 1613-18 Almaz Ivanov 1635-67 Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin 1667-81 Artamon... Merab Kostava (May 26, 1939–October 13, 1989) was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement in Georgia. ... Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia[1] (Georgian: ზვიად კონსტანტინეს ძე გამსახურდია, IPA: ) (March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a dissident, scientist and writer, who became the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. ... Mikhail Saakashvili briefing the press at UN headquarters Mikhail Saakashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ სააკაშვილი) (born December 21, 1967, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian jurist and politician and the current President of Georgia. ... The President of Georgia (ge: საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი) is the head of the state and commander-in-chief of Georgia. ... Vladimer Lado Gurgenidze (Georgian: ) (born December 17, 1970) is the Prime Minister of Georgia. ... The Prime Minister of Georgia is the most senior minister within the Cabinet of the Republic of Georgia. ...

Sports

• Shota Arveladze (1973- ), footballer, AZ Alkmaar and Georgia national team
• Maia Chiburdanidze (1961- ), Women's World Champion in chess (1978-1991)
• Nona Gaprindashvili (1941- ), Women's World Champion in chess (1962-1978)
• Kakha Kaladze (1978- ), footballer, AC Milan
• Zaza Pachulia (1984 - ), professional basketball player, Atlanta Hawks, NBA
• Elene Gedevanishvili (1990-), figure skater

Shota Arveladze (born February 22, 1973 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian professional football player who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands, having moved there on a free transfer from Rangers after the 2004-05 season. ... Soccer redirects here. ... AZ Alkmaar is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. ... First international Georgia 2 - 2 Lithuania (Tbilisi, Georgia; May 27, 1990) Biggest win Georgia 7 - 0 Armenia (Tbilisi, Georgia; March 30, 1997) Biggest defeat Romania 5 - 0 Georgia (Bucharest, Romania; April 24, 1996) Denmark 6 - 1 Georgia (Copenhagen, Denmark; September 7, 2005) The Georgia national football team is the national... Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgian: ; born January 17, 1961) is a Georgian chess grandmaster, and the seventh (and youngest) Womens World Chess Champion. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... Nona Gaprindashvili Nona Gaprindashvili (born May 3, 1941) is a Georgian chess player, and the sixth womens world chess champion (1962-1978). ... -1... Soccer redirects here. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... Zaza Pachulia, born Zaur Pachulia[1] (Georgian: ზაზა ფაჩულია) (born February 10, 1984 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (present Georgia)), is a Georgian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. // Pachulia was a very successful basketball player at a very early age in Georgia. ... This article is about the sport. ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... NBA redirects here. ... Elene Gedevanishvili (Georgian: ) (born January 7, 1990 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian figure skater. ...

Gallery of Georgian people

Ilia Chavchavadze, writer, poet, journalist and lawyer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, known as Saint Ilia the Righteous, (October 27, 1837-August 30, 1907) was a prominent figure of new Georgian literature, famous public benefactor, jurist, leader of the Georgias National-liberation movement in 1861-1907. ...	General Bagrationi Image File history File links Size of this preview: 459 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (594 × 776 pixels, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Peter (Petre) Bagrationi (September 12, 1818-January 17, 1876) was an outstanding Georgian statesman, general and scientist, the inventor of the first dry galvanic cell, descendant of the Georgian Kings. ...	Regent Prince Simon Bagrationi Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...	Georgian Prince Iakob Chavchavadze and Prince Bagrationi-Mukhraneli The Bagratuni or Bagrationi or Bagratid royal dynasty (Armenian: Բագրատունյաց Արքայական Տոհմ or Bagratunyac Arqayakan Tohm, Georgian: ბაგრატიონთა სამეფო დინასტია or Bagrationta Samepo Dinastia) is a royal family whose ascendancy in Transcaucasia lasted for more than a millenium, since the 8th century until the early 19th century. ...
Countess Catherine Dadiani Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...	19th century Georgian writer Alexander Kazbegi Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kazbegi wrote a famous novel entitled The Patricide (1883). ...	General Kote Abkhazi Prince Kote (Konstantine) Abkhazi (In Georgian: კოტე აფხაზი) (November 17, 1867-May 19, 1923), was a distinguished Georgian military figure, politician and public benefactor, one of the leaders of the Georgian national liberation movement in 1921-1923, Major General of Artillery (1914). ...	Georgian prima ballerina Nino Ananiashvili Image File history File links TL019520. ... A georgian ballerina who made her career in Russia. ...
Georgian actor Levan Abashidze	Sopho Khalvashi, the first artist to represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 507 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (724 × 856 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Georgians Georgia in the Eurovision Song... Performing at the ESC 2007 in Helsinki. ... Eurovision redirects here. ...	General Shalikashvili, retired general who served as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997 Image File history File links Size of this preview: 399 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (426 × 640 pixel, file size: 42 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... John Malchase David Shalikashvili (Georgian: ) (born June 27, 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997. ...	Katie Melua, highest selling European female artist in 2006. Image File history File linksMetadata Katie_Melua_at_signing. ... Melua redirects here. ...
Georgian performer from Sukhushvili Dance Company

Notes

Prince Muhammad-Beik of Georgia, 1620. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Milliyet (Nationality in Turkish) is a major Turkish daily newspaper founded in 1950. ...

See also

• Chveneburi - Georgians in Turkey
• Culture of Georgia
• Demographics of Georgia
• Demographics of Turkey
• Demographics of Russia
• European American
• Georgian language
• Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
• Georgians in Iran
• History of Georgia
• Hyphenated American
• List of Georgians
• Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey
• Republic of Georgia