POLITICIAN

David IV of Georgia

1073 - 1125

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David IV, also known as David IV the Builder (Georgian: დავით IV აღმაშენებელი, romanized: davit IV aghmashenebeli) (1073–1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125. Popularly considered to be the greatest and most successful Georgian ruler in history and an original architect of the Georgian Golden Age, he succeeded in driving the Seljuk Turks out of the country, winning the Battle of Didgori in 1121. His reforms of the army and administration enabled him to reunite the country and bring most of the lands of the Caucasus under Georgia's control. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David IV of Georgia has received more than 517,087 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). David IV of Georgia is the 1,614th most popular politician (down from 1,499th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 13th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Georgian Politician.

David IV of Georgia was most famous for his military exploits, including his victory over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Krtsanisi in 1795.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David IV of Georgia ranks 1,614 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis the Child, Hostilian, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Jehoiakim, and Alaric II. After him are Gregor Strasser, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Miloš Obrenović, Ferdinand I of Aragon, Otto of Greece, and Emeric Thököly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1073, David IV of Georgia ranks 2. Before him is Pope Anastasius IV. After him are Alfonso the Battler, Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Magnus Barefoot, Ibn al-Qalanisi, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou. Among people deceased in 1125, David IV of Georgia ranks 3. Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Vladimir II Monomakh. After him are Cosmas of Prague, Inge the Younger, Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, and Theophilus Presbyter.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, David IV of Georgia ranks 14 out of 406. Before him are Tamar of Georgia (1166), Yakov Dzhugashvili (1907), Tigran Petrosian (1929), Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939), Sergei Parajanov (1924), and Niko Pirosmani (1862). After him are Aleksei Brusilov (1853), Sayat-Nova (1712), Nona Gaprindashvili (1941), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), and Sergei Witte (1849).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, David IV of Georgia ranks 7. Before him are Joseph Stalin (1879), Attila (406), Darius the Great (-550), Eduard Shevardnadze (1928), Tamar of Georgia (1166), and Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939). After him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), Mikheil Saakashvili (1967), Sergei Witte (1849), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), and Kato Svanidze (1885).

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