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Bagrat IV of Georgia

Type Figure Region Georgia Time 1018–1072 Also known as Bagrat IV of Georgia、Bagrat IV、ბაგრატ IV

King of Georgia (r. 1029–1072), son of Bagrat III. Throughout his reign he faced Byzantine eastward expansion and Seljuk Turkic pressure, repeatedly …

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  1. 1064–1067Tbilisi · GeorgiaFacing repeated eastern campaigns by Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV, he organized defenses and conducted diplomacy. Between 1064 and 1067 the Byzantines briefly occupied some fortresses, but Bagrat maintained the core rule of the kingdom and did not lose his throne.
  2. 1068–1070Eastern frontier of Georgia · GeorgiaIn the late 1060s Seljuk power expanded eastward; Bagrat organized defenses on the eastern frontier, resisting Turkic cavalry raids. At the same time he dealt with disaffected internal nobles and residual Byzantine pressure, ruling until his death in 1072.

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