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David IV of Georgia

1073 - 1125

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David IV, also known as David IV the Builder (Georgian: დავით IV აღმაშენებელი, romanized: davit IV aghmashenebeli; c. 1073 – 24 January 1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125. Popularly considered to be the greatest and most successful Georgian ruler in history and an original architect of the Georgian Golden Age, he succeeded in driving the Seljuk Turks out of the country, winning the Battle of Didgori in 1121. His reforms of the army and administration enabled him to reunite the country and bring most of the lands of the Caucasus under Georgia's control. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David IV of Georgia is the 2,709th most popular politician (down from 1,614th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 14th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Georgian Politician.

David IV of Georgia was most famous for his military exploits, including his victory over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Krtsanisi in 1795.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David IV of Georgia ranks 2,709 out of 19,576. Before him are Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, John, Prince of Asturias, Barsine, Constantine Laskaris, Paul Reynaud, and Şehzade Abdullah. After him are Cevdet Sunay, Irene of Hungary, Süleyman Çelebi, Amyntas III of Macedon, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, and Hjalmar Branting.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1073, David IV of Georgia ranks 3. Before him are Pope Anastasius IV, and Magnus Barefoot. After him are Alfonso the Battler, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Ibn al-Qalanisi, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou. Among people deceased in 1125, David IV of Georgia ranks 3. Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Vladimir II Monomakh. After him are Cosmas of Prague, Inge the Younger, Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, and Theophilus Presbyter.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, David IV of Georgia ranks 19 out of 406. Before him are Niko Pirosmani (1862), Sayat-Nova (1712), Kato Svanidze (1885), Aleksei Brusilov (1853), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), and Rusudan of Georgia (1194). After him are Nona Gaprindashvili (1941), Sergei Witte (1849), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Keke Geladze (1858), Giya Kancheli (1935), and Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, David IV of Georgia ranks 10. Before him are Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Tamar of Georgia (1166), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Kato Svanidze (1885), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), and Rusudan of Georgia (1194). After him are Sergei Witte (1849), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Bidzina Ivanishvili (1956), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), and Herbert Backe (1896).

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