jan 1, 1008 - First unified Georgian state
Description:
(Date approximate) (Through succession, the kingdoms of Abkhazia and Iberia (not the Spanish/Portuguese Iberia, but the southwest Caucasus Mtns. Iberia) were both inherited by Bagrat III, who united the territories into the Kingdom of Georgia. This kingdom would go on to withstand both the Mongols and the Black Death, but would ultimately fall to fracturing civil wars.)Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1008
Now
~ 1018 years ago