david of tao

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İngilizce - İngilizce
died 1000 Georgian prince of the Bagratid family of Tao, a region between Georgia and Armenia. A just ruler and a friend of the church, he allied with Basil II to defeat the rebel Bardas Skleros (976-979) and was rewarded with extensive lands that made him the most important ruler in Caucasia. In 987-989 he supported Bardas Phokas against Basil but was defeated and agreed to cede his lands to Basil on his death. Despite this setback, David's heir, Bagrat III (978-1014), was able to become the first ruler of a unified Georgian kingdom