Tamar of Georgia

Also known as Tamar mepe, Tamar the Great, Queen Tamar, Queen Tamara

Queen regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213

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Tamar of Georgia was a queen who ruled the country of Georgia in the Caucasus region from 1184 to 1213, making her one of the few women to hold supreme power in the medieval world. She is remembered as an important historical figure because her reign is considered a golden age of Georgian culture, military strength, and territorial expansion.

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Tamar the Great (Georgian: თამარ მეფე, romanized: tamar mepe [ˈt̪ʰämäɾ ˈme̞pʰe̞], lit. 'King Tamar'; c. 1160 – 18 January 1213) reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty, her position as the first woman to rule Georgia in her own right was emphasized by the title mepe ("King"), afforded to Tamar in the medieval Georgian sources.

Tamar was proclaimed heir and co-ruler by her reigning father George III in 1178, but she faced significant opposition from the aristocracy upon her ascension to full ruling powers after George's death. Tamar was successful in neutralizing this opposition and embarked on an energetic foreign policy aided by the decline of the hostile Seljuk Turks. Relying on a powerful military elite, Tamar was able to build on the successes of her predecessors to consolidate an empire which dominated the Caucasus until its collapse under the Mongol attacks within two decades after Tamar's death.