He succeeded upon the death of his father, Padla II.
Long Reignedit
Most of his long reign was spent in a continuous struggle against the expansionism of the kings of Abkhazia who ruled over a significant portion of western and central Georgia and aimed at conquering Kakheti. Subversively aided by the rebellious Kakhetian nobles, George II of Abkhazia even succeeded in dispossessing Kvirike of his principality in the 930s. Kvirike II soon recovered the crown in 957 and successfully resisted the attempts of George's successor Leon III to gain a foothold in Kakheti. After Leon's death during one of his incursions into Kakheti II (969), Kvirike capitalized on the dynastic feud in the Kingdom of Abkhazia to reassert his full authority and even expand his possessions to the west.
In 976, Kvirike II invaded Kartli (central Georgia), captured the city of Uplistsikhe and took captive the Georgian Bagratid prince Bagrat who was intended by his powerful foster-father David III of Tao to seat on the thrones of Kartli and Abkhazia. In response, David marshaled an army to punish Kvirike and forced him to withdraw from Kartli and release Bagrat.
kvirike, kakheti, kvirike, georgian, კვირიკე, died, prince, chorepiscopus, kakheti, eastern, georgia, from, kvirike, iiკვირიკე, iiprince, kakhetireign929, 976predecessorpadla, iisuccessordaviddynastyarevmanelireligioneastern, orthodox, churchhe, succeeded, upo. Kvirike II Georgian კვირიკე II died 976 was a Prince and Chorepiscopus of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 929 to 976 Kvirike IIკვირიკე IIPrince of KakhetiReign929 976PredecessorPadla IISuccessorDavidDynastyArevmaneliReligionEastern Orthodox ChurchHe succeeded upon the death of his father Padla II Long Reign editMost of his long reign was spent in a continuous struggle against the expansionism of the kings of Abkhazia who ruled over a significant portion of western and central Georgia and aimed at conquering Kakheti Subversively aided by the rebellious Kakhetian nobles George II of Abkhazia even succeeded in dispossessing Kvirike of his principality in the 930s Kvirike II soon recovered the crown in 957 and successfully resisted the attempts of George s successor Leon III to gain a foothold in Kakheti After Leon s death during one of his incursions into Kakheti II 969 Kvirike capitalized on the dynastic feud in the Kingdom of Abkhazia to reassert his full authority and even expand his possessions to the west In 976 Kvirike II invaded Kartli central Georgia captured the city of Uplistsikhe and took captive the Georgian Bagratid prince Bagrat who was intended by his powerful foster father David III of Tao to seat on the thrones of Kartli and Abkhazia In response David marshaled an army to punish Kvirike and forced him to withdraw from Kartli and release Bagrat Successor editHe was succeeded by his son David Bibliography editToumanoff Cyrille 1976 Rome Manuel de Genealogie et de Chronologie pour le Caucase chretien Armenie Georgie Albanie Vahushti Bagrationi Istoriya carstva gruzinskogo Vozniknovenie i zhizn Kaheti i Ereti Ch 1 Preceded byPadla II Prince of Kakheti929 976 Succeeded byDavid nbsp This biographical article about a Georgian religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a member of a Georgian royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kvirike II of Kakheti amp oldid 999271083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
