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К вопросу о направлениях внешней политики Грузинского царства во второй половине 20-х годов XI века
The article considers the foreign policy of the Georgian Kingdom immediately after the end of the Georgian-Byzantine war of 1021-1022 and the formation of the Byzantine theme of Iberia around 1023 in the territory of the Southern Tao. Despite the heavy defeat in this war, the Georgian king George I (1014–1027) continued the struggle for the possession of lands from the "legacy of David III Kuropalates" and already in 1026 supported the rebellion of the military commander Nikephoros Komnenos against the emperor Constantine VIII (1025–1028), which was failed. In our opinion, from this moment George I's foreign policy changed a lot, since he abandoned the continuous ineffectual confrontation with Byzantium and began preparations for the struggle with the Kakhetian king Kvirike III the Great (1010–1037) for the territories of Kakheti and Hereti lost at the beginning of George's reign. This thesis is confirmed by the fact that between 1026 and 1027 George I divorced his first wife, Armenian princess Mariam of Vaspurakan, who was inclined to continue the war with the Empire. Immediately after this George I married Alda, the daughter of the king of Alans, allies of Byzantium and during this period enemies of the Kakhetians. The death of young George I in August 1027 from an "unknown illness" may indicate the fact of a conspiracy of the supporters of Mariam of Vaspurakan because after the death of her husband she came to power and continued the unsuccessful military conflict with Byzantium in 1027–1028. The peace treaty between Byzantium and the Georgian Kingdom was concluded at the beginning of 1030 during the embassy of Mariam of Vaspurakan to Constantinople and brought satisfaction to both sides. Mariam of Vaspurakan received legitimation from the Empire for her son Bagrat IV (1027–1072) and lowering of the rights of Alda's son, Demetrius. Byzantium, however, retained its influence in Georgia with the continued support of Alda and Demetrius and received Georgian troops to participate in the military campaign in Syria in 1030 too.The article considers the foreign policy of the Georgian Kingdom immediately after the end of the Georgian-Byzantine war of 1021-1022 and the formation of the Byzantine theme of Iberia around 1023 in the territory of the Southern Tao. Despite the heavy defeat in this war, the Georgian king George I (1014–1027) continued the struggle for the possession of lands from the "legacy of David III Kuropalates" and already in 1026 supported the rebellion of the military commander Nikephoros Komnenos against the emperor Constantine VIII (1025–1028), which was failed. In our opinion, from this moment George I's foreign policy changed a lot, since he abandoned the continuous ineffectual confrontation with Byzantium and began preparations for the struggle with the Kakhetian king Kvirike III the Great (1010–1037) for the territories of Kakheti and Hereti lost at the beginning of George's reign. This thesis is confirmed by the fact that between 1026 and 1027 George I divorced his first wife, Armenian princess Mariam of Vaspurakan, who was inclined to continue the war with the Empire. Immediately after this George I married Alda, the daughter of the king of Alans, allies of Byzantium and during this period enemies of the Kakhetians. The death of young George I in August 1027 from an "unknown illness" may indicate the fact of a conspiracy of the supporters of Mariam of Vaspurakan because after the death of her husband she came to power and continued the unsuccessful military conflict with Byzantium in 1027–1028. The peace treaty between Byzantium and the Georgian Kingdom was concluded at the beginning of 1030 during the embassy of Mariam of Vaspurakan to Constantinople and brought satisfaction to both sides. Mariam of Vaspurakan received legitimation from the Empire for her son Bagrat IV (1027–1072) and lowering of the rights of Alda's son, Demetrius. Byzantium, however, retained its influence in Georgia with the continued support of Alda and Demetrius and received Georgian troops to participate in the military campaign in Syria in 1030 too.