Rusudan of Georgia

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Rusudan (Georgian: რუსუდანი, romanized: rusudani; 1194–1245) was the queen regnant (mepe) of Georgia from 1223 to 1245. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty, she was the daughter of Queen Tamar of Georgia by David Soslan and succeeded her brother George IV in 1223. During her reign, Georgia was attacked by the Khwarezmian ruler Jalal al-Din Mangburni, who was fleeing the Mongols. Years of destructive war, which included the sacking of the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, left Georgia incapable of resistance when the Mongols arrived. In 1239, she assented to a treaty with the Mongols, which obliged Georgia to provide tribute to the Mongols in gold and military. After her death in 1245, she was succeeded by her son David VI and her nephew David VII.

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