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Bagrat III

king of Georgia

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David of Tao

  • In David of Tao

    Despite this setback, David’s heir, Bagrat III (978–1014), was able to become the first ruler of a unified Georgian kingdom.

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unification of Georgia

  • Georgia
    In Georgia: Medieval Georgia

    King Bagrat III (reigned 975–1014) later united all the principalities of eastern and western Georgia into one state. Tbilisi, however, was not recovered from the Muslims until 1122, when it fell to King David IV (Aghmashenebeli, “the Builder”; reigned 1089–1125).

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