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Queen Tamar of Georgia

Type Figure Region Georgia Time 1160–1213 Also known as Tamar

Tamar was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia, born in 1160, who took sole power in 1184 and inaugurated Georgia's "Golden Age.…

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  1. 1160–1177Tbilisi · GeorgiaTamar was the daughter of George III and received training in religion, hor archery, and state affairs at court. In the early 1170s the kingdom's politics were stable, and her father began arranging a political marriage and succession matters for her.
  2. 1177–1184Mtskheta · GeorgiaTo secure the succession, George III made Tamar co-ruler and held ceremonies at Mtskheta and elsewhere. During this period she gradually participated in state affairs, preparing to take sole power after her father's death in 1184.
  3. 1184–1213Kingdom of Georgia · GeorgiaAfter George III died in 1184, Tamar became the sole supreme ruler. She promulgated the Code of Tamar, expanded Georgian influence on the Armenian and Persian frontiers, and patronized church building and Georgian literature, inaugurating the kingdom's golden age.

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