As discussed by the people in distant Ross, it is very difficult for Monomach to control this city. It can be said that it is extremely difficult, and their judgment is extremely correct.
Tbilisi is a city with a long history, and a long history means that various forces are intertwined. Georgians, Armenians, Arabs, Persians, Turks and other ethnic groups have their own local leaders here. These local leaders
They also have extremely strong influence in their respective communities.
The attacks against the heretics after Monomach entered the city were actually just to clean up the emir's forces, and he only collected a sum of money from other major forces. Even so, he made a huge profit, which he could not imagine.
The resources that those local snakes have.
If he insists on controlling this city, with Monomakh's current resources, he estimates that he will have to stay here for the rest of his life, and at most he will be at the level of the Emir of Tbilisi. That is not what he wants.
Moreover, there is pressure from Georgia and Seljuk. Ambitious guys all want to take over the city from Monomakh. They are now mobilizing troops and eager to try.
So after realizing how uncontrollable the city actually was, and after failing several times to gather power, Monomakh made a difficult decision. He wrote to King George and various Georgian nobles, expressing his desire to take the city
dedicated to them.
Monomakh has realized that this city is a hot potato for him. The internal forces are intertwined, and the outside is facing pressure from Georgia and Seljuk. As a normal person, his actions should be to turn this hot potato away.
Throw it away, and that's exactly what he did.
And he did not give up Tbilisi for free. In fact, he demanded a huge sum of money from the king and nobles, and then made another profit in the city by selling a series of privileges represented by autonomy to various local gangsters in the city.
Big money.
Coupled with his previous seizures, it can now be said without hesitation that Monomach's wealth has been strengthened.
With this money, Monomakh did not use it for enjoyment. Instead, he recruited mercenaries from all around and gathered an army. Although it was difficult to gain a foothold in Tbilisi, he could make profits in other directions.
His actions received strong support from Georgia, which can be said to have given the green light all the way for Monomakh to operate. It would be best for everyone if this military adventurer left early. If he does not leave, no matter who goes to Tbilisi will not feel at ease.
When Monomakh gathered the army, he also married a woman from the Bagration family. However, this line of Bagration was not the royal family of Georgia. As a large family with deep roots in Georgia, the Bagration branch
It's very numerous.
Although he married only an inconspicuous member of the Bagration family, it was enough to give Monomakh the legitimacy to rule Georgia and dissipate the hostility and disbelief of many Georgians towards him. Recruiting an army was even more difficult.
smoothly.
Due to various factors, Monomakh was able to assemble a truly large army. This army included Georgians, Armenians, and even residents of the Kipchak steppe in the north. In addition, many Russians also came.
In a short period of time, Monomach used gold and silver to gather an army of five thousand soldiers. Most of the people in this army were mercenaries and refugees who had nowhere to go. These people were just for
If it comes from gold and silver, its reliability is very low.
The only thing he can rely on is the strength of his headquarters. Although he has given up on Tbilisi, the loyalty of these people is still unmatched. After all, after the military miracle in Tbilisi, his followers are very loyal to Tbilisi.
His loyalty has reached the extreme, and they firmly believe that Monomach can create miracles again.
But Monomach is also very good at commanding such a mixed army. Since coming to the south, he has been dealing with troublesome mercenaries all the time, and has accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with these people.
Experience gave him the confidence to master such an army, and Monomakh's goal was the Kingdom of Kakheti north of Tbilisi, and he intended to conquer that land.
Compared to Tbilisi, Kakheti is undoubtedly much easier to conquer. The Georgian Orthodox Kingdom is not big, and its monarch's conversion in exchange for Seljuk protection is an excellent reason for conquest. No one can attack him.
The war is faulty, and Monomach is fully confident in conquering this place.
However, others were not optimistic about Monomakh's conquest. Although Kakheti was not a big man, he was still a strong man who had been active in the Caucasus for a long time. He could not be conquered so easily.
But then, Monomakh's conquest went more smoothly than anyone thought. Everyone thought that he would be frustrated for a while, but in the end, in just one month, he captured the capital of the Kingdom of Kakheti.
Even the converted king himself was captured by him.
Capturing the king basically sealed the victory, but the defeat of Kakheti attracted new hunters. The emir of Shirvan (that is, the Azerbaijan region) who lived on the shores of the Caspian Sea led his army to snatch the territory of Kakheti.
Seeing the arrival of the Shirvan army, many Islamic believers and former kings living in the kingdom stood up against Monomakh and led the Shirvan army to enter. Moreover, the Turkic tribes and Armenian lords in the south were also ready to move. For a time, Monomakh
The situation before us became extremely bad.
And just when everyone thought that Monomakh would be defeated by this old power in the Caucasus, unexpected news came that Shirvan Emir's army was defeated by Monomakh.
The emir was "sent off" by Monomakh all the way out of Kakheti, leaving behind countless corpses. Then the Russian prince seized the Georgian settlement occupied by Shirvan and expanded his territory by enough.
Enough to double.
The victory earned Monomakh fame and glory. It can be said that Monomakh has completely established a foothold in Kakheti since then.
Those who thought Monomach was just a flash in the pan have now discovered that the person they thought was a flash in the pan now seems to be really going to become a heavyweight player in the Caucasus.
More people came to seek refuge with Monomach, adventurers, mercenaries, and even nomadic tribes all came one after another. Everyone wanted to get a share of the career of this newly rising military adventurer.
It is clear that given the adventurous nature of the Monomakh regime, there will definitely be many battles ahead, and there are opportunities for glory and real estate everywhere.