For 10 points, name this "Queen of Kings" who brought the Kingdom of Georgia to its political and cultural apogee.
This ruler supposedly sent two long-winded female ambassadors to drag out negotiations with rebellious nobles so as to buy time to build an army and catch them off guard. This ruler made the largest offer to ransom the True Cross after it was taken from Christian hands at the Battle of Hattin. This monarch publicized the drunkenness and "sodomy" of Yuri Bogolyubsky who then made two failed coup attempts. This ruler is allegorized as Nestan-Darejan and Tinatin in the epic poem (*) The Knight in the Panther's Skin. This woman married the Alan prince David Soslan, who, along with generals Zakare and Ivane Mkhargrdzeli, campaigned against Shirvan, the Sultanate of RÃ»m, and Armenia to make her kingdom the most powerful in the Caucasus. For 10 points, name this "Queen of Kings" who brought the Kingdom of Georgia to its political and cultural apogee.
This ruler supposedly sent two long-winded female ambassadors to drag out negotiations with rebellious nobles so as to buy time to build an army and catch them off guard.
Tamar the Great (or Tamar of Georgia or Holy Righteous King Tamar; accept answers with either "king" or "queen" because both terms are used)