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Biography of Tamara
Name: Tamara
Birth Date: 1169
Death Date: January 18, 1212
Place of Birth: Kingdom of Georgia
Nationality: Georgian
Gender: N/A
Occupations: queen
Tamara
The Kingdom of Georgia in Asia Minor, located on the easternmost fringes of the thirteenth-century Christian world, reached the pinnacle of its political power during the reign of Queen Tamara (1169-1212), who reigned from 1184 to 1212. Tamara ruled over the largest territory ever to come under the control of Georgia; during her reign, the kingdom stretched from Azerbaijan, north of present-day Iran, to the borders of Cherkessia, in the North Caucasus.With an official title of "Tamar Bagrationi, by the will of our Lord, Queen of the Abkhazians, Kartvels, Rans, Kakhs and the Armenians, Shirvan-Shah and Shah-in-Shah and ruler of all East and West," Tamara successfully defended her kingdom against multiple incursions by hostile forces. But within 20 years of her death, Mongol invasions would destroy the governmental and military foundations of the country.Historical ContextAlthough the trans-Caucasian state of Georgia in Asia Minor first emerged as an independent state in the first …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…earth was filled with her praise, she was celebrated in every language wherever her name was known."The Russian Orthodox Church added Tamara to its roster of saints in recognition of her good works, among which the Church enumerated concern for the poor, widows, and orphans and contributions to the Church. Further Reading Eastmond, Antony, "Gender and Orientalism in Georgia in the Age of Queen Tamar," in Liz James, editor, Women, Men and Eunuchs: Gender in Byzantium, Routledge, 1997.Olsen, Kirstin, Chronology of Women's History, Greenwood Press, 1994."Georgian History," Edisher.com, http://www.edisher.com/history.asp (February 2003)."History of Georgia," http://members.tripod.com/ggdavid/georgia/history.htm (February 2003)."Saint Tamara, Queen of Georgia," http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/saints/tamara_georgia.htm (February 2003)."Tbilisi, the Golden Age (1100-1300)," http://www.georgian-art.com/articles/jwright/golden.html (February 2003)."Women in Power, 1150--1200," http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1150.htm (February 2003).
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