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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Vakhtang I Gorgasali
		Vakhtang was called Gorgasali (Georgian transliteration for Persian Gorgaslan, Gurgaslan,or Gorgasar: “Wolf headed”) by the Persians because of the shape of the helmet he wore.
		Vakhtang resented Persian encroachments on his independence and reinforced his position by supporting autocephalous status for the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church and by establishing his dominance over Byzantium-held western Georgian countries of Egrisi (Lazica) and Abkhazia, fortified Kartlian fortresses, made an alliance with Armenians and began preparations for a major anti-Persian uprising.
		Vakhtang’s bodyguards took him in his fortified residence of Ujarma, where he died in a few days and was buried in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Vakhtang_I_Gorgasali (541 words)

	Vakhtang I Gorgasali - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Saint King Vakhtang I Gorgasali (440 – 502) was the Georgian king (mepe) of Kartli (Iberia) in 452–502 who led a lengthy anti-Persian liberation war and founded Tbilisi, Georgia’s modern capital city.
		Vakhtang resented Persian encroachments on his independence and reinforced his position by supporting autocephalous status for the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church and by establishing his dominance over Byzantium-held western Georgian countries of Egrisi (Lazica) and Abkhazia, fortified Kartlian fortresses, made an alliance with Armenians and began preparations for a major anti-Persian uprising.
		Vakhtang’s bodyguards took him in his fortified residence of Ujarma, where he passed away in a few days and was buried in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Vakhtang_I_Gorgasali (483 words)

	Vakhtang I Gorgasali Information
		Vakhtang was called Gorgasali (Georgian transliteration for Persian Gorgaslan, Gurgaslan,or Gorgasar: “Wolf headed”) by the Persians because of the shape of the helmet he wore.
		The Georgian-Armenian rebellion of 482 was defeated and the country was ravaged by Persian punitive expeditions in 483 and 484.
		Vakhtang’s bodyguards took him in his fortified residence of Ujarma, where he died in a few days and was buried in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.
	www.bookrags.com /Vakhtang_I_Gorgasali (476 words)

	Official site off Vakhtang Kikabidze
		Kikabidze Vakhtang Konstantinovich, a professional singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, the author of many songs, was born in Georgia (Tbilisi) in 1938 on July 19th.
		Georgian national actor, the winner of USSR state premium, the winner of different international song concourses and film festivals.
		The chevalier of awards of honour of the king Vakhtang Gorgasali (of Nikolai Wondermonger and Knight Cross of St. Konstantin the Great).
	www.buba.diaspora.ru /eng/bio.html (174 words)

	OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
		King Vakhtang led a victorious campaign against the Ossetians, freed the captive princess (his older sister), and signed several treaties with the Caucasian mountain tribes to secure their cooperation in the struggle against foreign conquerors.
		Before he died, King Vakhtang summoned the clergy, his family and his court and urged them to be strong in the Faith and to seek death for Christ’s sake in order to gain eternal glory.
		The close spiritual bond of the holy king and the catholicos, combined with their concerted efforts on behalf of the Church, contributed immeasurably to the establishment of friendly political relations between Georgia and Byzantium and the proclamation of the autocephaly of the Georgian Apostolic Church.
	www.oca.org /FSLivesAllSaintsPrint.asp?M=11&D=30 (3070 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Founded in the 4th century by Vakhtang Gorgasali, the Georgian King of Kartli (Iberia), Tbilisi is a significant industrial, social, and cultural center in the Caucasus.
		Archaeological studies of the region have revealed that the territory of Tbilisi was settled by humans as early as the 4th millennium B.C. The earliest actual (recorded) accounts of settlement of the location come from the second half of the 4th century A.D, when a fortress was built during King Varaz-Bakur's reign.
		King Dachi I Ujarmeli (beginning of the 6th century A.D.), who was the successor of Vakhtang I Gorgasali, moved the capital from Mtskheta to Tbilisi according to the will left by his father.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Tbilisi (3987 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Saint King Vakhtang I Gorgasali (440 – 502:) was the Georgian king (mepe) of Kartli (Iberia) in 452–502 who led a lengthy anti-Persian liberation war, founded Tbilisi, Georgia's modern capital city and helped Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church gain autocephaly.
		Vakhtang married Princess Helena of Byzantium and sought Emperor Justinian's help, but in vain.
		The Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali is one of the highest decorations awarded by Georgia.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Vakhtang_I_Gorgasali (494 words)

	BORJOMI 2014 - bid committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		King Vakhtang gave orders to build a city in that spot and he gave the name to the new city because of the hot springs, which is Tbilisi (meaning: warm spot).
		Construction of the fortress around the newly founded city was completed by Dachi of Udjarma, King Vakhtang Gorgasali’s son and according to the will of his father, in the VI century he moved the capital city from Mtskheta to Tbilisi.
		King Vakhtang Gorgasali rehabilitated and rebuilt it anew; that is why the legend considers him the founder of the city of Tbilisi.
	www.borjomi2014.ge /home.php?lang=eng&country=ture§ion=tbilisi (735 words)

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		Persian gave him name Gorgasali because of his helmet with wolf symbol on it (Gorgasar in Persian means wolf-head).
		All his life Vakhtang Gorgasali was fighting with Iranians, he died in one of those fight in 502 when he was wounded.
		Vakhtang Gorgasali is also a founder of the city of Tbilisi.
	www.geotc.net /histori/ist5_en.htm (263 words)

	Tbilisi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		It was founded in the 5th century during vakhtang Gorgasali's reign.Vakhtang was one of the best rulers among Georgian kings.
		Vakhtang wore a helmet with a wolf's image and the Persians's called him Gorgasali.
		They say that Vakhtang is making the proclamation that Tbilisi shall be the capital of Georgia and that he is welcoming visitors.
	www.freewebtown.com /GeorgianLand/About_Tbilisi.html (225 words)

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		King Vakhtang VI was also produced his own astronomical works that for the most part were descriptive in nature and as a rule were devoted to descriptions of the geocentric system.
		Vakhtang VI conducted regular observations with the astrolabe and used the results to construct special tables and other materials.
		One of Vakhtang VI's main associates--in both the political and scientific fields--was the Georgian philosopher, writer, and educator Slukhan-Saba Orbeliani, who compiled an explanatory dictionary of the Georgian language under the title "Bouquet of Words." This dictionary includes several hundred astronomical terms of both Georgian and foreign origin.
	www.as.wvu.edu /~scmcc/simonia.txt (5920 words)

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		Vakhtang Gorgasali restored Tbilisi and rebuilt it, that is why he is considered to be the founder of the town.
		At the beginning of the 6th century his successor Dachi I from Ujarma finished the construction of the city walls and, in accordance with his father's will, Mtskheta -royal city of the kingdom was moved to Tbilisi.
		The oldest inhabitants of Tbilisi appeared in the districts with sulphur springs, the territory adjoining the present Gorgasali square.
	ceroi.net /reports/tbilisi/background/history.htm (2031 words)

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		Considerable changes occurred in the cultural life of the city; the network of the schools expanded, newspapers and magazine began to be published and thatres opened.
		Hunting in the impenetrable forests that once covered the slopes of the Kura valley, Vakhtang Gorgasali, King of Karthli (446-502), hit a pheasant with his arrow.
		According to Georgian legends it was founded in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali who while hunting shot a pheasant which fell into a warm spring and was either boiled or healed, depending on which version you hear.
	www.lycos.com /info/tbilisi--city.html (513 words)

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		Vakhtang Gorgasali restored Tbilisi and rebuilt it, that is why he is considered to be the founder of the town.
		At the beginning of the 6th century his successor Dachi I from Ujarma finished the construction of the city walls and, in accordance with his father's will, Mtskheta -royal city of the kingdom was moved to Tbilisi.
		The oldest inhabitants of Tbilisi appeared in the districts with sulphur springs, the territory adjoining the present Gorgasali square.
	www.ceroi.net /reports/tbilisi/background/history.htm (2031 words)

	TBILISI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The city was founded in the second half of the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali.
		According to the legend, once while hunting King Vakhtang Gorgasali shot a pheasant which fell into a hot spring.
		When the king took the bird out of the spring, he found that the water was warm and the bird was boiled.
	hem.passagen.se /tbilisi-foto/tbilisi.html (648 words)

	history
		The leader of an anti-Iranian struggle, King of Kartli Vakhtang Gorgasali further strengthened the Kartlian church by making it autocephalic, having secured permission from Constantinopole to elevate the status of the bishop of Mtskheta to that of Catholicos.
		The basilica-type churches of Bolnisi and Urbnisi, dating from the 5th century, and the unique cruciform-domed Jvari church of the end of 6th and the beginning of the 7th century near Mtskheta are the most significant monuments of architecture.
		Owing to King Vakhtang VI (1703-1724) and his wise policy, the country was back on the road to economic, political and cultural progress.
	web.bryant.edu /~ehu/h385nis/sisco/history.html (7037 words)

	Tbilisi
		King Gorgasali became so impressed with the hot springs that he decided to cut down the forest and build a city on the location.
		Archaelogical studies of the region have revealed that the territory of Tbilisi was settled by humans as early as the 4th millennium B.C. The earliest actual (recorded) accounts of settlement of the location come from the second half of the 4th century A.D, when a fortress was built during King Varaz-Bakur’s reign.
		King Dachi I Ujarmeli (beginning of the 6th century A.D.), who was the successor of Vakhtang I Gorgasali, moved the capital from Mtskheta to Tbilisi according to the will left by his father.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/tb/Tbilisi.htm (2459 words)

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		At once, Georgian king Vakhtang Gorgasali (446-502 years) was hunting with his retinue in the outskirts of Tbilisi, hounds flushed pheasant, king’s sparrow-hawk fly after it and both birds passed out of sight, after the long chasing they found pheasant and hawk felt into the hot water.
		In the period of Vakhtang Gorgasali the city was noticeable enlarged, his sun Dachi declared it as capital city in VI century (before that capital was Mtskehta).
		In VII century in Tbilisi invaded Arabs; from the 30ies of VII Tbilisi was a residence of shah.
	www.geotc.net /Tbilisi/about_tbilisi2_en.htm (471 words)

	Svetitskhoveli Cathedral at AllExperts
		During the restoration of 1970-71 which was presided by V. Tsintsadze, the base of the basilica was found which was built in the late 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali after St. Nino's original church.
		The base of the three-storey basilica, supposed to have been built by Vakhtang Gorgasali after St.Nino's original church, has been found by archaeologists during the restoration of 1970-71.
		image:Erakli2tomb.jpgTomb of Erekle II in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.Image:Tomb of Vakhtang.JPGTomb of Vakhtang Gorgasali in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sv/svetitskhoveli_cathedral.htm (1832 words)

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		King Vakhtang became so impressed with the hot springs that he decided to cut down the forest and build a city on the location.
		Archaelogical studies of the region have revealed that the territory of Tbilisi was settled by humans as early as the 4th millennium B.C. The earliest actual (recorded) accounts of settlement of the location come from the second half of the 4th century A.D, when a fortress was built during King Varaz-Bakur's reign.
		The present-day location of the area which Gorgasali seems to have built up is spread out around the Metekhi Square (Abanot-Ubani historical district).
	www.tsmu.edu /index.php?go=Page&id=97 (4674 words)

	Hotels in Tbilisi - history of Tbilisi
		Monument of King Vakhtang Gorgasali, founder of the city and Metekhi Cathedral
		One day King Vakhtang Gorgasali was hunting with his retinue in impenetrable woods whitchj at that time covered the slopes of the Mtkvari (Kura) Valley.
		King Vakhtang announced that a town would be built there and the he would name it TBILISI, "City of Warm Springs" in Georgian.
	www.hotels.ltd.ge /tbilisi (1241 words)

	iberiana_iberia_en (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Especially must be noted the second half of the V cen.
		The King Vakhtang was a good warrior, clever and vigorous governor.
		Vakhtang Gorgasali also held a big constructing activity too.
	iberiana.iatp.ge /iberia_en.htm (655 words)

	From the Cradle of Wine: King Vakhtang Founds Georgian Capital
		The city was located on the Kura River along one of the Silk Road routes and remains an important transportation hub today, located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe.
		The city was and still is a very diverse place, with the Sunni mosque and the synagogue are located next to each other in the Abanotubani bath district, the place where King Vakhtang’s falcon fell, in the process revealing to him the hot springs that led him to build on this site.
		The original building was constructed by Tbilisi’s founder, though the Mongols destroyed this structure; the current church was built by King Demetre Tavdadebuli in the 13th century.
	georgianwines.blogspot.com /2007/04/king-vakhtang-founds-georgian-capital.html (435 words)

	Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		One day King Vakhtang Gorgasali was hunting with his retinue in impenetrable woods which at that time covered the slopes of the Mtkvari (Kura) Valley.
		King Vakhtang announced that a town would be built there and the he would name it TBILISI, "City of Warm Springs" in Georgian.
		A unique hot spring bathes, that had excited King Vakhtang, are still functioning to the pleasure of visitors.
	rustaveli.tripod.com /cgi-bin/tbilisi.htm (1300 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		At the end of the 5th century, Prince Vakhtang I Gorgasali orchestrated an anti-Persian uprising and restored Iberian statehood proclaiming himself the King.
		The armies of Vakhtang launched several campaigns against both Persia and the Byzantine Empire.
		Vakhtang Gorgasali the king of Georgia in the 5th century, founder of capital city-Tbilisi
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Georgian_people (2397 words)

	Churches (IV-VIII centuries)
		During the reign of Vakhtang Gorgasali and his successor Dachi Ujarmeli (V-VI centuries) new churches, monasteries sprang up in the oldest district of Tbilisi - Qala.
		The Anchiskhati monastery is one of the ancient relic of the past that Tbilisi has preserved to our days.
		Now it represents an architectural sight which is falling into peaces and if it will not be restored, in several years there will be nothing left from it.
	www.architecture.ge /churches/IV-VIII.html (198 words)

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