Past leaders included interior secretary Eduard Shevardnadze, while under the government of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, it saw conflicts in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
One ruler of this country wrote the Hymns of Repentance, was known as "the Builder", and annexed the Ghishi-Kabala area after defeating Illghazi at the battle of Didgori. Another ruler was the son of Demeter the Self- Sacrificing and was known as the Great, and one of its ruling dynasties was founded by Ashot Kurapalati. That dynasty was at times headed by queens such as Rusudan and Tamar, and this country once fractured into kingdoms like Kartli and Imereti. Past leaders included interior secretary Eduard Shevardnadze, while under the government of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, it saw conflicts in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. For 10 points, name this country which underwent a Rose Revolution and which has its capital at Tbilisi.
One ruler of this country wrote the Hymns of Repentance, was known as "the Builder", and annexed the Ghishi-Kabala area after defeating Illghazi at the battle of Didgori.
{Georgia}