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This kingdom ransomed the noblewoman Tamta, one of its [emphasize] vassal Zak‘arids, who often served as commanders called amirspasalars. 100,000 martyrs supposedly fell to Jalāl al-Dīn Mingburnū’s invasion of this kingdom, whose “incredible victory” in 1121 let it reconquer an emirate in the capital of its reunified eristavi realms. This kingdom served as grazing land during its “Great Turkish Troubles” until its king repulsed the Eldiguzids and (-5[1])Seljuks with resettled (10[1])Kipchaks. (10[2])In the 1230s, Gregory IX refused to fight Chormaqan’s Mongol invasion of this (10[1])kingdom when it was ruled by Rusudan, a daughter of (-5[1])David Soslan (10[2])and a queen (10[1])who helped Alexios I (10[2])capture (10[2])Trebizond. (10[2])David Narin (10[1])ruled this kingdom’s breakaway realm of Imereti from Kutaisi. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what Eastern Orthodox kingdom’s “golden age” spanned the Bagrationi (“ba-gra-tee-OWN-ee”) rule (10[2])of David the Builder (10[3])and Tamar the (10[1])Great? ■END■ (10[2])

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