Mirian III of Iberia

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Mirian III of Iberia was a 4th-century king of the ancient Georgian kingdom of Iberia, traditionally credited with adopting Christianity as the state religion and laying the foundations of Christian Georgia.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
King Mirian III of Iberia 7
Mirian III of Iberia canonical 6
Mirian III of Kartli 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Iberia ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mihran III ⓘ
Mirian III of Kartli ⓘ
associatedWith Georgia ⓘ
Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Samtavro Monastery ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Mtskheta ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 4th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
convertedBy Saint Nino ⓘ
country Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ
culture Georgian ⓘ
dynasty Chosroid dynasty ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Iranian ⓘ
event conversion to Christianity ⓘ
proclamation of Christianity as state religion of Iberia ⓘ
fatherInLaw Oligotos ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
influencedBy Saint Nino ⓘ
legacy considered founder of Christian monarchy in Georgia ⓘ
notableFor adoption of Christianity as state religion of Iberia ⓘ
foundation of Christian Georgia ⓘ
patronage construction of first Christian churches in Iberia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Mtskheta ⓘ
politicalStatus ally of the Roman Empire ⓘ
client king of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
positionHeld King of Iberia ⓘ
predecessor Aspacures I of Iberia ⓘ
regionRuled Eastern Georgia ⓘ
Kartli ⓘ
reignEnd c. 361 ⓘ
reignStart c. 284 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousConversion from paganism to Christianity ⓘ
religiousPolicy promotion of Christianity ⓘ
suppression of pagan cults ⓘ
source Georgian Chronicles ⓘ
spouse Nana of Iberia ⓘ
successor Rev II of Iberia ⓘ
Sauromaces II of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Saurmag of Iberia
title King of Kartli ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Iberia → notableRuler → Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → associatedWith → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → originalChurchBuiltBy → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Iberia (ancient kingdom) → christianizationRuler → Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Saint Nino → associatedWithRuler → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Saint Nino → associatedWithRuler → Queen Nana of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Samtavro Monastery → burialPlaceOf → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Pharnavazid dynasty → hasNotableMember → Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Chosroid dynasty → notableRuler → Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Chosroid dynasty → foundedBy → Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) → significantPerson → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Mirian III of Iberia → alsoKnownAs → Mirian III of Kartli ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Bodbe Monastery → associatedWith → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Nino of Cappadocia → associatedWith → King Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ
linked to: Mirian III of Iberia
Queen Nana of Iberia → spouse → Mirian III of Iberia ⓘ