Adarnase IV of Iberia

Adarnase IV (* 870, † 923 ) was 888-923 King of Georgia.

Life

Adarnase was the son of 881 murdered Kuropalaten David I. He was still a minor, first ruler of Taos, Gurgen I. was used by the Byzantines as Kartli - Iberia Kuropalat for ( 881-891 ). In the year 888 the caliph appointed in search of allies in the Caucasus Adarnase king of the Kartweler ( Georgians ). In order to preserve its influence in the Caucasus, confirmed the Byzantine Emperor Adarnase in this dignity. Three years later succeeded Adarnase to defeat Gurgen in the valley of Artani and thus to begin the domination of Kartli - Iberia. But already 904 occupied the Abkhazians Kartli under their king Constantine III. ( 899-915 ). Ten years later the Arabs ravaged the country for the last time. 916 was again the Abkhazians masters of the country. Adarnase and his descendants remained to 975, only the formal title of king.

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