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Rusudan of Georgia

Type Figure Region Georgia Time 1194–1247 Also known as Rusudan of Georgia、რუსუდანი、Rusudan

Rusudan was queen of Georgia from the Bagrationi dynasty, born around 1194 and died in 1247.…

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  1. 1194–1223Tbilisi · GeorgiaRaised at court as a daughter of Queen Tamar and sister of George IV, she participated in dynastic affairs mainly as a member of the royal household before 1223.
  2. 1223–1247Tbilisi · GeorgiaShe became queen regent after her brother George IV died in 1223, establishing succession arrangements in the 1220s and dealing with external pressures. After the Mongol invasions of the 1230s she was forced to submit to the khanate, while still trying to maintain dynastic continuity and local autonomy.

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