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David VI of Georgia

Type Figure Region Georgia Time 1225–1293 Also known as David VI of Georgia、David VI Narin、David the Clever、达维德六世

David VI was a 13th-century King of Georgia who from 1247 co-ruled with his cousin David VII, governing for a long period under Mongol suzerainty.…

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  1. 1247–1260Tbilisi · GeorgiaHe jointly ascended the throne with his cousin David VII in 1247, acknowledged Mongol suzerainty, paid tribute to the Mongol khans' court, and supplied troops for service, acting as a vassal during the Mongol conquest of western Asia.
  2. 1261–1270Tbilisi · GeorgiaIn the 1260s he maintained his rule within the sphere of the Ilkhanate, at times leading Georgian armies in Mongol expeditions against Anatolia and elsewhere, while friction with his cousin David VII over the division of power intensified internal divisions.
  3. 1271–1293Tbilisi · GeorgiaIn the 1270s he openly split with David VII, each controlling different parts of the kingdom, and continued to navigate among the Mongol khanates; in his later years he ceded some power to his son Demetrius II and died in 1293.

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