A non-Sikh Zafarnama relates that Timur's invasions of this kingdom were opposed by mountain men it calls kara-kalkanlik for painting their swords and bucklers black.
A non-Sikh Zafarnama relates that Timur's invasions of this kingdom were opposed by mountain men it calls kara-kalkanlik for painting their swords and bucklers black. After the Battle of Garni, this kingdom was sacked by the Khwarezmian ruler Jalal ud-Din as he was fleeing the Mongols. The tale of the Persian-fighting ruler Dinara is thought to be based on a real-life ruler of this kingdom who married Prince Yuri Bogolyubski. This kingdom repulsed an invasion by the Seljuks at the Battle of (*) Didgori under its ruler David the Builder. This kingdom's golden age, during which the epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin was written, is generally considered to have taken place under Tamar the Great, a queen from the Bagrationi dynasty. For 10 points, identify this Christian kingdom ruled from Tblisi.
A non-Sikh Zafarnama relates that Timur's invasions of this kingdom were opposed by mountain men it calls kara-kalkanlik for painting their swords and bucklers black.
Kingdom of Georgia [or Sakartveli; or Sakartvelos samepo]