Polity Kingdom of Western Georgia (Ilkhanate)

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During the domain of the Mongol Empire (and later the Ilkhanate, one of its successor states) Georgia fragmented in a western and eastern part.

Establishment

  • January 1261: The Mongol Empire fragmented into four political units: the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, the Yuan Dynasty and the Chagatai Khanate.

Chronology

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1. Mongol Civil Wars

Were a series of wars between the successor states of the Mongol Empire.

1.1. Toluid Civil War

Was a war of succession over the Mongol Empire fought between Kublai Khan and his younger brother, Ariq Böke, from 1260 to 1264.

1.1.1. Division of the Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire fragmented into four successor states at the beginning of the Toluid Civil War.

  • January 1261: The Mongol Empire fragmented into four political units: the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, the Yuan Dynasty and the Chagatai Khanate.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1267: As a result of a dispute with the royal court, the province of Samtskhe seceded from Georgia and submitted directly to the Ilkhan rule in 1266.

Disestablishment

  • January 1330: Using Mongol force to his advantage, In 1329, George laid siege to Kutaisi, western Georgia, reducing the local king Bagrat I the Little to a vassal prince.

Selected Sources

  • Kopalyan, N. (2017): World Political Systems after Polarity, Taylor & Francis, p. 164