The Political Situation in Georgia at the End of the 50-ies and Beginning of the 60-ies XI Century

Abstract

The represented work refers to the political situation existing in Georgia at the end of the 50-ies and beginning of the 60-ies of the 15th century. The work has been done taking into consideration the approaches given in our historiography, and also, basing on the available historical sources This period is characterized by opposition between the royal power and noble people, the character of the Byzantine-Georgian political relations, the role of  Turk-Seljuks in the regulation of the relations between Byzantium and Georgia, the reasons of returning Bagrat IV from Byzantium to Georgia, the role of church in returning Bagrat IV to Georgia, his  intensive actions in the  domestic and foreign policies of the country, the steps made towards the church reforms such as inviting the religious figure and scholar Giorgi Mtatsmindeli to Georgia, settling the problem of Tbilisi (the capital), strengthening the royal power, unite different politically opposed groups, settling peace throughout the country, solving numerous other problems existing at that time.

  This work analyzes  the  following  issues: why the Byzantine  Empire changed its policy towards the  Georgian  kingdom?    What  were  the  circumstances  that  contributed  to  the      release  of  Bagrat  IV  from        “honorable  captivity"?    How  did  the  king  of  Georgia      overcome  the  resistance  of  Abazasdze        and  Baghvashi  families?  How did he fight for accession of Tbilisi?    The  arrival  of  George  of  Mtatsminda      to  Georgia  and  his  Church  reform  is  also  referred  to  in  the  work.  It  is  shown,  how  powerful  Georgia  was  politically  before  Alp        Arslan’s  invasions. This  work  argues  that  the  further  development  of  Georgia  on  her  way  to  political  progress  had   been  suspended  by  Turk  Seljuk  military  campaigns  under  the  command  of      Alp  Arslan.

Published
2019-12-06
Section
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES - SECTION OF GEORGIAN HISTORY