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Vakhtang I of Iberia

440 - 502

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Vakhtang I Gorgasali (Georgian: ვახტანგ I გორგასალი, romanized: vakht'ang I gorgasali; c. 439 or 443 – 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Iberia, natively known as Kartli (eastern Georgia) in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century. He led his people, through an ill-fated alliance with the Byzantine Empire, into a lengthy struggle against Sasanian Iranian hegemony, which ended in Vakhtang's defeat and weakened the kingdom of Iberia. Tradition also ascribes to him the reorganization of the Georgian Orthodox Church and the foundation of Tbilisi, Georgia's modern capital. Dating Vakhtang's reign is problematic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vakhtang I of Iberia is the 5,925th most popular politician (down from 3,771st in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 30th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Georgian Politician.

Vakhtang I of Iberia is most famous for his military conquests that expanded the Kingdom of Iberia to include the neighboring regions of Colchis and Lazica.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 5,925 out of 19,576. Before him are Ilona Zrínyi, Vasile Lupu, Alexander Rutskoy, John Doukas, Saray Mulk Khanum, and Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully. After him are John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Ramiro III of León, Imran Khan, Silo of Asturias, Hwang Kyo-ahn, and Spotted Elk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 440, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 5. Before him are Pope Felix III, Childeric I, Euric, and Ammonius Hermiae. After him are Shushanik, Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, and Philoxenus of Mabbug. Among people deceased in 502, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 2. Before him is Genevieve.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 49 out of 406. Before him are Gregorio Pietro Agagianian (1895), Akim Tamiroff (1899), Mihrişah Sultan (1745), Stepan Shaumian (1878), Murad Bey (1750), and Rouben Mamoulian (1897). After him are Mikhail Kalatozov (1903), Bezmiâlem Sultan (1807), Noe Zhordania (1868), Bagrat IV of Georgia (1018), Ibrahim Bey (1735), and David VI of Georgia (1225).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, Vakhtang I of Iberia ranks 27. Before him are Heraclius II of Georgia (1720), Nariman Narimanov (1870), George XII of Georgia (1746), Mihrişah Sultan (1745), Stepan Shaumian (1878), and Murad Bey (1750). After him are Bezmiâlem Sultan (1807), Noe Zhordania (1868), Bagrat IV of Georgia (1018), Ibrahim Bey (1735), David VI of Georgia (1225), and Władysław Raczkiewicz (1885).

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