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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY

Year 2020, , 331 - 344, 28.12.2020
https://doi.org/10.31765/karen.806251

Abstract

X. yüzyılın sonu ve XI. yüzyılın başlangıcı Gürcistan Krallığı’nın siyasi hayatı için önemli bir başlangıçtır. Bu yüzyılın başlarında Gürcistan Krallığı ve Abhaz Krallığı’nın Bagrationi Hanedanlığı tarafından birleştirilmesi Gürcistan’ı uzun bir süreden sonra kendi bölgesinde iç ve dış politikada aktif hale getirmiştir. III. Bagrat’ın başlatmış olduğu bu siyasi oluşumun tamamlanması XI. yüzyılın sonlarına doğru gerçekleşmiştir. Bu dönemde Bizans dış politikasında Kafkasya önemli bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bizans’ın Gürcistan üzerindeki etkisi ise siyasi ve sosyal anlamda Gürcistan başta olmak üzere Ermenistan ve Güney Kafkasya bölgesini birçok yönden etkilemiştir. Bahsi geçen yüzyılın ilk yarısında Gürcü Krallığının dış politikasında Bizans, ikinci yarısında ise Türkler aktif rol almışlardır. İç politikada ise Gürcistan, yıkılan düzeni toparlamak ve feodal beylerin ortaya çıkarttığı karışıklıkları çözmekle uğraşmıştır. Gürcü Aristokrat ailelerinden biri olan Bagvashi ailesinin mensuplarından Liparit Gürcistan Krallığı üzerinde hakimiyet kurabilmek için Bizans’tan yardım almıştır. Bizans’ın Transkafkasya siyasetinde aktif rol almak istemesi Liparit ve faaliyetleri sayesinde kolaylaşmıştır. Bu makalede, kaynaklar ışığında Alp Arslan’ın Gürcistan üzerine yapacağı akınlardan önceki Gürcistan Krallığı ve Bizans İmparatorluğu’nun ilişkileri ağırlıklı olarak IV. Bagrat ve Liparit bağlamında incelenecektir.

References

  • Allen, W.E.D. (1971), A History of the Georgian People From the Beginning Down to the Russian Conquest in the Nineteenth Century, London: Routledge. Aristakes Lastivertc’i’s History, trans. Robert Bedrosian, open sources (https://archive.org/details/AristakesLastivertsisHistory/page/n3/mode/2up), Accessed: 30.08.2020. Azîmî Tarihi Selçuklular Dönemiyle İlgili Bölümler (H.430-538 =1038/39-1143/44) (2006), Haz. Ali Sevim, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları.

THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY

Year 2020, , 331 - 344, 28.12.2020
https://doi.org/10.31765/karen.806251

Abstract

The end of the 10th century and the early 11th century marked an important beginning for the political affairs of the Kingdom of Georgia. At the beginning of the 11th century, the unification of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Kingdom of Abkhazia by the Bagrationi Dynasty made Georgia an important player in its region after a long time. The completion of this political formation was initiated by Bagrad III and took place towards the end of the 10th century. In this period, the Caucasus occupied an important place in Byzantine foreign policy. The influence of the Byzantine Empire on Georgia, as a knock-on effect, influenced the South Caucasus in general. In the first half of the 11th century, the Byzantine Empire was an important vector in Georgian foreign policy but it was the Turks, who influenced Georgian foreign policy fundamentally in the second half of the same century. In domestic politics, Georgia was busy in recovering its order and resolving disputes created by its feudal lords. Liparit, a member of the Georgian aristocrat Bagvashi family, received support from the Byzantine Empire in order to gain power in the Kingdom of Georgia. The Byzantine Empire’s policy of dominating Transcaucasia was facilitated by Liparit’s ambitions and his cooperation with the Empire. In the light of a wide range of sources, this article is an attempt to examine relations between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Byzantine Empire in the context of the policies of Bagrat IV and Liparit. This period in history is significant because Alp-Arslan’s military campaigns towards Georgia came after this political epoch of Transcaucasia.

References

  • Allen, W.E.D. (1971), A History of the Georgian People From the Beginning Down to the Russian Conquest in the Nineteenth Century, London: Routledge. Aristakes Lastivertc’i’s History, trans. Robert Bedrosian, open sources (https://archive.org/details/AristakesLastivertsisHistory/page/n3/mode/2up), Accessed: 30.08.2020. Azîmî Tarihi Selçuklular Dönemiyle İlgili Bölümler (H.430-538 =1038/39-1143/44) (2006), Haz. Ali Sevim, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları.
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Ayşe Beyza Ercan 0000-0003-0464-2716

Publication Date December 28, 2020
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APA Ercan, A. B. (2020). THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, 6(11), 331-344. https://doi.org/10.31765/karen.806251
AMA Ercan AB. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY. KAREN. December 2020;6(11):331-344. doi:10.31765/karen.806251
Chicago Ercan, Ayşe Beyza. “THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 6, no. 11 (December 2020): 331-44. https://doi.org/10.31765/karen.806251.
EndNote Ercan AB (December 1, 2020) THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 6 11 331–344.
IEEE A. B. Ercan, “THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY”, KAREN, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 331–344, 2020, doi: 10.31765/karen.806251.
ISNAD Ercan, Ayşe Beyza. “THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 6/11 (December 2020), 331-344. https://doi.org/10.31765/karen.806251.
JAMA Ercan AB. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY. KAREN. 2020;6:331–344.
MLA Ercan, Ayşe Beyza. “THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY”. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 11, 2020, pp. 331-44, doi:10.31765/karen.806251.
Vancouver Ercan AB. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 11TH CENTURY. KAREN. 2020;6(11):331-44.

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