mepe of Kartli

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The "mepe of Kartli" was the royal title used for the monarchs of the ancient Georgian kingdom of Iberia (Kartli), a key early Georgian state in the Caucasus region.

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mepe of Kartli canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesToRegion Caucasus ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Kartli ⓘ
associatedWithCulture ancient Georgian culture ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Georgians ⓘ
associatedWithPoliticalEntity ancient Georgian kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Christianity ⓘ
capitalAssociated Mtskheta ⓘ
Tbilisi ⓘ
country Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
countryToday Georgia ⓘ
etymology "mepe" means "king" in Georgian ⓘ
followedBy kings of unified Georgia ⓘ
governs Kartli region ⓘ
linked to: Kartli

Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver population of Kartli ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole symbol of Georgian kingship in Kartli ⓘ
hasTitleType king ⓘ
historicalPeriod Antiquity ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
languageOfName Georgian language ⓘ
partOf Georgian monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Georgian kingdoms

Georgian royal titulature ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest secular authority in Kartli ⓘ
precededBy local tribal chieftains of Kartli ⓘ
region South Caucasus ⓘ
relatedConcept King of Iberia ⓘ
King of Kartli ⓘ
sovereigntyType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
titleHolderRole head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
supreme military commander ⓘ
usedBy Georgian monarchs ⓘ
monarchs of Iberia ⓘ
usedByDynasty Bagrationi dynasty ⓘ
Chosroid dynasty ⓘ
Guaramid dynasty ⓘ
Pharnavazid dynasty ⓘ
usedIn Kartli ⓘ
Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ

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Kingdom of Iberia → hasTitleForRuler → mepe of Kartli ⓘ