Duchy of Racha information

The Duchy of Racha (Georgian: რაჭის საერისთავო, rach'is saerist'avo) was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern Georgia, located in the western...

of Normandy Duchy of Orléans Duchy of Lorraine Duchy of Aragvi Duchy of Kldekari Duchy of Ksani Duchy of Tskhumi Duchy of Racha Duchy of Alsace (in English...

Parnajom of Iberia in the 2nd century BC. Upon the creation of the unified Georgian kingdom in the 11th century, Racha became one of the duchies (saeristavo)...

the Duchy of Racha, even though his Magrelian ally and Hall disapproved of this attack.  In 1769, Solomon succeeded, but the Duke Rostom of Racha fled...

(air-wrist-off) is a brand of vodka that originated in Georgia and was first created for Prince Eristavi of Duchy of Racha in 1806. Eristoff vodka is...

monarchs of various Georgian kingdoms, principalities and duchies. Georgian monarchs: List of monarchs of Georgia List of Georgian royal consorts List of mothers...

Principality of Svaneti (1460s–1857) Principality of Mingrelia (1557–1857) Principality of Abkhazia (1660–1866) Duchy of Kldekari (876–1103) Duchy of Racha (1050–1789)...

Eristavi of Racha (ერისთავი რაჭისა), later entitled as Princes Eristov of Racha under the Russian rule in 1850. They ruled the Duchy of Racha from c. 1488...

Alexander son of Bagrat VI retired to the mountainous western provinces of Racha and Lechkhumi, from which he tried to ascend the throne of Imereti. He...

annals, Leon subdivided his kingdom into eight duchies: Abkhazia proper, Tskhumi, Bedia, Guria, Racha and Takveri, Svaneti, Argveti, and Kutatisi. During...

This is a list of the battles in the history of the nation of Georgia. The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of the battles following...

Greek: Ἰβηρία Iberia; Latin: Hiberia) was an exonym for the Georgian kingdom of Kartli (Georgian: ქართლი), known after its core province, which during Classical...

loses his crown and is forced to accept simple governance of the mountain regions of Racha and Lechkhumi. During this time, George VIII confronts Constantine...

the period of Georgian unity (1008–1463), it was a duchy (saeristavo) within the Bagratid kingdom of Georgia ruled first by the house of Vardanidze from...

in the South Caucasian country of Georgia. It consisted of inter-ethnic and international conflicts in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well...

of the last Kldekarian duke Rati III and abolished the duchy by incorporating the area directly into the royal domain. Duchy of Aragvi Duchy of Racha...

enjoyed the loyalty of the great nobles, were of limited capabilities since they "could not remove the dukes of Iberia from their duchies because they had...

languages it is Gruziya. The first mention of the name spelled as "Georgia" was recorded in Italian on the mappa mundi of Pietro Vesconte dated AD 1320. In early...

invasions of Georgia (Georgian: მონღოლთა ლაშქრობები საქართველოში, romanized: mongholta lashkrobebi sakartveloshi), which at that time consisted of Georgia...

territory of west Georgia in the Roman/Byzantine period, from about the 1st century BC. Created as a result of the collapse of the kingdom of Colchis and...

The April 9 tragedy (also known as The massacre of Tbilisi or Tbilisi tragedy) refers to the events in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, on...

government to abolish the rebellious Duchy of Racha and annex it to the royal territories in 1278. The good health of western Georgia did not last long....

name of the dynasty is sometimes Hellenized and referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, also known in English as the Bagrations. The origins of the dynasty...

of the Catholicate of Mtskheta. The church language was changed from Greek to Georgian. During the 10th century, David III of Tao invaded the Duchy of...

the western part of Georgia and encompasses the present-day Georgian provinces of Samegrelo, Imereti, Guria, Adjara, Svaneti, Racha; Abkhazia; modern...

Iberian prince Ashot I of the Bagrationi dynasty established himself in his patrimonial Duchy of Klarjeti, where he restored the castle of Artanuji, said to...