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David VII of Georgia

Type Figure Region Georgia Time 1215–1270 Also known as Ulu David

David VII (1215–1270) was King of Georgia of the Bagrationi dynasty, nominal co-king during Queen Rusudan's regency, formally ascending the throne af…

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  1. 1241–1245Tbilisi · TbilisiAround 1241 David VII was nominal co-king under the regency of his mother Queen Rusudan; by then Georgia had already submitted following the Mongol invasion of 1236, the kingdom having to pay tribute and supply troops for service, and the situation in the eastern Caucasus was deeply affected by the Mongol conquests.
  2. 1245–1250Tbilisi · TbilisiAfter Rusudan's death in 1245 David VII formally took the throne, maintaining his tribute obligations to the Mongols while putting the kingdom's internal affairs in order and consolidating noble alliances, keeping Georgia relatively autonomous under Mongol suzerainty until tensions rose again in the 1250s.

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