Abkhaz World

By the way, The Kingdom of Abkhazia emerged at the end of the 8th century and lasted until the 10th century under the rule of the Leonids, or Anosids, terms used in scholarly circles to refer to the ancient Abkhazian dynasty, derived from the names of the kings Leon and Anos. Leon II viewed his kingdom as a continuation of the Abkhazian principality, as evidenced by his title, 'King of the Abkhazians.' At this time liturgy language was Greek. The Kingdom of Abkhazia, which had long been a dominant force in the South Caucasus, lost its supremacy only in the second half of the 10th century to the Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti -in today's southern Georgia and north-eastern Turkey- ruled by the Bagration dynasty. In the 10th century, Abkhazia was united with Georgian-speaking regions through dynastic inheritance, forming a medieval kingdom whose rulers held the title 'Sovereign of the Abkhazians and Georgians.' During this period, the liturgical language switched from Greek to Georgian. Grandukth, daughter of King George II of Abkhazia was married to Gurgen, a prince from the house of Bagration (The Bagrationis, or Bagratids, are a well-known dynasty with one branch ruling in Armenia and another in southern Georgia). In 975 the son of Gurgen and Gurandukht, Bagrat II(I) (the IInd of Abkhazia, but the IIIrd of Georgia) inherited the Abkhazian throne through his mother Grandukth. This 10th cent kingdom emerged when a prince from the Bagration family became the king of the Abkhazian Kingdom. This wasn’t through conquest but due to an internal power struggle within the Abkhaz royal family. King George II, one of the most powerful and renowned Abkhazian kings, had five sons, but most died in internal struggles for the throne. The exception was Theodosius, who was blinded by his brother Dmitry III in a bid for power, a common custom for dealing with usurpers in Byzantine culture and its sphere of influence. After Dmitry’s death, the blind Theodosius ascended the throne, accompanied by his nephew Bagrat, the son of Theodosius’s sister Gurandukht and Prince Gurgen of the Bagrationi house. As Theodosius was childless, Bagrat removed him in and became king of Abkhazia, known as Bagrat II(I) of the Leonid dynasty. Bagrat emphasised his Abkhazian heritage to legitimise his reign, initially bearing the title 'King of the Abkhazians.' After his father Gurgen’s death in 1008, he also adopted the title 'King of the Kartvelians' and was thereafter known as Bagrat III (according to the Bagration dynastic numberation he was Bagrat III). He died in 1014, but the title 'King of the Abkhazians' remained prominent among his successors, often shortened to just that on official documents and coins. As the royal title expanded in the 12th century to include regions of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, the united monarchy of the Bagrations was often referred to as ‘Abkhazia’ due to its origins in the Abkhazian kingdom.

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🇬🇪🇺🇦🇷🇺 | According to preliminary data, Ukrainian kamikaze drones attacked the Adler/Sochi area, entering Russian airspace via Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia from the Ochamchire–Sokhumi direction. The drone attack reportedly occurred in several waves and continued for hours.