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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Georgian symbol of the Sun</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Borjgala.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Borjgala.svg/220px-Borjgala.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Borjgala.svg/330px-Borjgala.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Borjgala.svg/440px-Borjgala.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="490" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Borjgali</b> (<a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a>: <span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka" style="font-style: normal;">ბორჯღალი</span></span>; also <b>Borjgala</b> or <b>Borjgalo</b>; <b>Borçgali</b> in <a href="/wiki/Laz_language" title="Laz language">Laz</a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgian</a> symbol of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eternity" title="Eternity">eternity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The borjgali is often represented with seven rotating wings over the <a href="/wiki/Tree_of_life" title="Tree of life">tree of life</a> which can be used to create various shapes and variations and can be considered as a main symbol of Georgian culture.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borjgali&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>Borjgali</i> is believed to derive from <a href="/wiki/Mingrelian_language" title="Mingrelian language">Megrelian</a> word ბარჩხალი (<i>barchkhali</i>), which literally means "strong shining". Some other scholars believe that it has different origins. In old Megrelian <i>borj</i> means "time" and <i>gal</i> means "pass" or "flow". So the whole phrase would mean "the flow of time". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borjgali&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This pre-Christian symbol was widely used in both western (<a href="/wiki/Colchis" title="Colchis">Colchis</a>) and eastern Georgia (in Georgian architecture's <i>Dedabodzi</i>, "mother-pillar") as part of a <a href="/wiki/Darbazi" title="Darbazi">Darbazi</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kura%E2%80%93Araxes_culture" title="Kura–Araxes culture">Kura–Araxes culture</a> as a holy symbol.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the medieval period, this symbol was incorporated as a part of Christian symbolism. </p><p>Nowadays, the symbol is used in Georgian IDs and passports, as well as on <a href="/wiki/Georgian_lari" title="Georgian lari">currency</a> and by the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Georgia national rugby union team">Georgian Rugby Union</a>. Georgian rugby team players are called ბორჯღალოსნები (<i>borjgalosnebi</i>), which means "Men bearing Borjgali". It was also used on the naval ensign of Georgia during the late 1990s and early 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Georgian_nationalism" title="Georgian nationalism">Georgian nationalists</a> often use the symbol to emphasize national pride.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borjgali&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 88.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 86.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Colchian representation of the Borjgali"><img alt="Colchian representation of the Borjgali" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg/130px-Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg" decoding="async" width="87" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg/195px-Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg/260px-Simon_Janashia_Museum_of_Georgia_101.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Colchis" title="Colchis">Colchian</a> representation of the Borjgali</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 301.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 299.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Borjgali on the Cathedral of Oshki"><img alt="Borjgali on the Cathedral of Oshki" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg/449px-Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg/674px-Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg/897px-Borjgali_and_Star_of_David_in_Oshki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1356" data-file-height="590" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Borjgali on the Cathedral of <a href="/wiki/Oshki" title="Oshki">Oshki</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 131.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 129.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1-50_Tetri_back.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Borjgali on a Georgian coin"><img alt="Borjgali on a Georgian coin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/1-50_Tetri_back.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="130" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="185" data-file-height="186" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Borjgali on a Georgian coin</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 276px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 274px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ge-money-lari-100.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Borjgali on 100 Georgian lari"><img alt="Borjgali on 100 Georgian lari" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ge-money-lari-100.jpg/411px-Ge-money-lari-100.jpg" decoding="async" width="274" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ge-money-lari-100.jpg/617px-Ge-money-lari-100.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ge-money-lari-100.jpg/821px-Ge-money-lari-100.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1652" data-file-height="785" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Borjgali on 100 <a href="/wiki/Georgian_lari" title="Georgian lari">Georgian lari</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 82.666666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 80.666666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Georgian rugby player with Borjgali on his shorts and shirt"><img alt="Georgian rugby player with Borjgali on his shorts and shirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg/121px-Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="81" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg/182px-Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg/243px-Tedo_Zibzibadze_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="659" data-file-height="1058" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Georgian rugby player with Borjgali on his shorts and shirt</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 284.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 282.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Borjgali on Georgian Airways"><img alt="Borjgali on Georgian Airways" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg/424px-Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="283" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg/636px-Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg/847px-Georgian_Airways_Tbilisi_International_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="490" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Borjgali on <a href="/wiki/Georgian_Airways" title="Georgian Airways">Georgian Airways</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 175.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 173.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Borjgali in Fereydunshahr"><img alt="Borjgali in Fereydunshahr" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg/260px-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg" decoding="async" width="174" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg/391px-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg/520px-%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Borjgali in <a href="/wiki/Fereydunshahr" title="Fereydunshahr">Fereydunshahr</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 196.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 194.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_(1997%E2%80%932004).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Borgali on the former Georgian naval ensign, used during the late 1990s and early 2000s"><img alt="Borgali on the former Georgian naval ensign, used during the late 1990s and early 2000s" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_%281997%E2%80%932004%29.svg/292px-Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_%281997%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="195" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_%281997%E2%80%932004%29.svg/439px-Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_%281997%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_%281997%E2%80%932004%29.svg/584px-Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_%281997%E2%80%932004%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="304" data-file-height="203" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Borgali on the former Georgian naval ensign, used during the late 1990s and early 2000s</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borjgali&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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(2020). (n.p.): Frontiers Media SA. p.131 : "<i>seven-rayed symbol of sun and eternity typical of Georgia</i>" </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mikaberidze, A. (2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia. United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p.204</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/80748061/GEORGIAN-NATIONAL-MUSEUM">"Georgian National Museum"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Georgian+National+Museum&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.behance.net%2Fgallery%2F80748061%2FGEORGIAN-NATIONAL-MUSEUM&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABorjgali" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">რატი იონათამიშვილი ”ბორჯღალასა და სვასტიკის გენეზისისთვის” თბ.(2006) [Rati Ionatamishvili, <i>Genesis of the Leopard and the Swastika</i>, Tbilisi, 2006 ]</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFArmand_du_Payrat,_CV(R)2000" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Armand du Payrat, CV(R) (2000). <i>Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives / National flags and distinctive markings</i> (in French and English). Daniel Roudaut (ill.) (8th. ed.). Brest (France): S.H.O.M. (Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine). p. 238. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-11-088247-6" title="Special:BookSources/2-11-088247-6"><bdi>2-11-088247-6</bdi></a>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-2-11-088247-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-2-11-088247-9">978-2-11-088247-9</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Album+des+pavillons+nationaux+et+des+marques+distinctives+%2F+National+flags+and+distinctive+markings&rft.place=Brest+%28France%29&rft.pages=238&rft.edition=8th.&rft.pub=S.H.O.M.+%28Service+Hydrographique+et+Oc%C3%A9anographique+de+la+Marine%29&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=2-11-088247-6&rft.au=Armand+du+Payrat%2C+CV%28R%29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABorjgali" class="Z3988"></span>Previous edition: [pie90]<br /> Format: A4 (tall) (279×210 mm)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borjgali&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Symbol dictionary <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://symboldictionary.net/?p=984">[1]</a></li> <li>Historical Dictionary of Georgia, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Mikaberidze" title="Alexander Mikaberidze">Alexander Mikaberidze</a></li> <li>T. 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title="Tetri Giorgi">Tetri Giorgi</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Nino" title="Saint Nino">Saint Nino</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Crosses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._George%27s_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="St. George's Cross">Cross of Saint George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grapevine_cross" title="Grapevine cross">Cross of Saint Nino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolnisi_cross" title="Bolnisi cross">Cross of Bolnisi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Borjgali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitis" title="Vitis">Grapevine</a></li></ul> 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Georgia" title="Prehistoric Georgia">Prehistoric Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shulaveri%E2%80%93Shomu_culture" title="Shulaveri–Shomu culture">Shulaveri–Shomu culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kura%E2%80%93Araxes_culture" title="Kura–Araxes culture">Kura–Araxes culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trialeti%E2%80%93Vanadzor_culture" title="Trialeti–Vanadzor culture">Trialeti–Vanadzor culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colchian_culture" title="Colchian culture">Colchian culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mushki" title="Mushki">Mushki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diauehi" title="Diauehi">Diauehi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colchis" title="Colchis">Colchis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Iberia" title="Kingdom of Iberia">Kingdom of Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazica" title="Lazica">Lazica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_in_the_Roman_era" title="Georgia in the Roman era">Roman era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Iberia" title="Sasanian Iberia">Sasanian Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Iberia" title="Christianization of Iberia">Christianization of Iberia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Middle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Iberia" title="Principality of Iberia">Principality of Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagrationi_dynasty" title="Bagrationi dynasty">Bagrationi dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_rule_in_Georgia" title="Arab rule in Georgia">Arab rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate_of_Tbilisi" title="Emirate of Tbilisi">Emirate of Tbilisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Abkhazia" title="Kingdom of Abkhazia">Kingdom of Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Iberians" title="Kingdom of the Iberians">Kingdom of the Iberians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unification_of_the_Georgian_realm" title="Unification of the Georgian realm">Unification of the Georgian realm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hereti" title="Kingdom of Hereti">Kingdom of Hereti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kakheti-Hereti" title="Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti">Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Georgia" title="Kingdom of Georgia">Kingdom of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Georgian_wars" title="Byzantine–Georgian wars">Byzantine wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian%E2%80%93Seljuk_wars" title="Georgian–Seljuk wars">Seljuk wars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Didgori" title="Battle of Didgori">Battle of Didgori</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Golden_Age" title="Georgian Golden Age">Golden Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongol_invasions_of_Georgia" title="Mongol invasions of Georgia">Mongol invasions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timurid_invasions_of_Georgia" title="Timurid invasions of Georgia">Timur's invasions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samtskhe-Saatabago" title="Samtskhe-Saatabago">Samtskhe-Saatabago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkoman_invasions_of_Georgia" title="Turkoman invasions of Georgia">Turkmen incursions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Imereti" title="Kingdom of Imereti">Kingdom of Imereti</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Abkhazia" title="Principality of Abkhazia">Principality of Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Svaneti" title="Principality of Svaneti">Principality of Svaneti</a></li> <li><a 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Modern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_Georgia" title="Democratic Republic of Georgia">Democratic Republic of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armeno-Georgian_War" title="Armeno-Georgian War">Armenian War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Army_invasion_of_Georgia" title="Red Army invasion of Georgia">Red Army invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic">Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_9_tragedy" title="April 9 tragedy">April 9 tragedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(country)#Independent_Georgia" title="History of Georgia (country)">Independent Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Civil_War" title="Georgian Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Abkhazia_(1992%E2%80%931993)" title="War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)">War in Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Revolution" title="Rose Revolution">Rose Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War" title="Russo-Georgian War">Russo-Georgian War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Names_of_Georgia" title="Names of Georgia">Names of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Georgian_monarchs" title="Lists of Georgian monarchs">Monarchs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_states_of_Georgia" title="List of historical states of Georgia">States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Georgia" title="Military history of Georgia">Military history</a></li> <li><a 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