After winning the war, Monomakh did not delay. He ignored the wounded soldiers who were still struggling on the ground and just asked Oleg to handle the battlefield while he headed for Kutaisi, the royal capital of the Kingdom of Georgia.
Although King George of Georgia had been killed, his victory could only be guaranteed if he controlled the royal capital of the Kingdom of Georgia, so he headed to that capital non-stop.
And his final result was also gratifying. Due to Monomach's rapid action, when his cavalry appeared under the city of Kutaisi, the news that the king had been defeated had not yet come.
Monomakh's troops rushed directly into the city, and the soldiers defending the city were killed by the Russians without even reacting.
Prince Rus's men then took control of various key locations in the city, during which some short battles took place in the city. After all, this is the royal capital of the Kingdom of Georgia, and there are still some die-hard loyalists to the Bagration family.
But in the end, he successfully controlled the city and arrested all the family members of King George. Then the next step was to deal with the loser's family.
Monomakh was very ruthless in this matter. He directly pushed out all the men of the Bagration family and beheaded them. The same was true for women. Monomakh could not let anyone make a Bagration girl's belly bigger and then
This is how he claims the throne.
Monomakh raised his sword and went on a killing spree in Kutaisi, killing almost all of King George's Bagration branch. The reason why it was this branch was because Bagration, as a leader in this land,
The rich family with a long history has actually been scattered for a long time. After all, even Monomakh married a Bagration girl from another lineage.
After clearing the royal capital with fire and sword, Oleg, who finally cleaned up the battlefield, also brought his main force to the city. This moment meant that Monomakh had truly captured the city.
The Russian conqueror sent news to the nobles throughout Georgia, stating that the Bagration family had been completely wiped out, that he was the new king of Georgia, and asked them to come and recognize his throne.
After receiving Monomakhna's promise that their land would not be deprived of their land, nobles from all over the country also went to Kutaisi, preparing to convey their loyalty to the Rus prince.
Even Mona Pasa, who has always been loyal to the royal family, is the same. After all, to these cavalry, the king is dead, and all his descendants have been killed by the Rus, so they still defect to the Rus, at least they can keep the land in their hands.
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The most important thing is that for these people, Monomakh does seem to be a good option. This Russian has conquered so much land and is still considered a Roman royal family. Maybe he can take Georgia to a higher level——
The awfulness of George's reign makes many people think this involuntarily.
Monomakh soon gained surrender from all over Georgia, so a grand coronation ceremony was held in the largest church in Georgia in Kutaisi.
Monomakh took on the crown belonging to the kings of Georgia and accepted the oaths of the people under his command. Georgia ushered in a new era, and the era of the Rurik dynasty came.
When Monomach accepted the cheers of the crowd, he felt very strange in his heart. After experiencing so much, he had created such a huge foundation in a distant place and became a monarch who founded a dynasty. This gave him a wonderful feeling.
So subtle.
However, being crowned does not mean that Monomach will not have to face problems in the future. In fact, it only means the beginning of problems.
Monomach knew very well that the kingdom he ruled looked like a flower, but was actually built on a fragile foundation. Various groups in the country were intertwined like a ball of twine.
Georgians, Armenians, Turks, Persians, Christians, Muslims... The complexity of ethnic groups and religions in this kingdom makes Monomach look overwhelmed.
But now that the prince has just been established, there is no need to carry out such detailed operations. First of all, he needs to do something very simple. He needs to redistribute the national interest pattern.
To put it simply, Monomakh wants to give his supporters wealth and power and appease his base.
This problem was easy to solve. The Abkhaz nobles, the Georgian church and his military group all got what they wanted, and their land and power all gained a major expansion.
After appeasing the basic base, the next thing that needs to be dealt with is the surrender from all walks of life. It is relatively simple to deal with them. Forgive those who should be forgiven and let them retain their original properties. Kill those who cannot be forgiven and need to be killed. Confiscate the property for use.
for other purposes.
After all, these people are the losers in the struggle. For them, being able to keep the existing industry in their hands is a huge victory.
These two links actually represent the carving up of domestic interests, and Monomach did a very good job this time. He not only took care of his own base, but did not hit others too hard, and also appeased others to a certain extent.
got them.
The last part needs to be attacked. They are usually die-hards, and their loyalty to the previous regime is disgusting. However, Monomach has a lot of experience in dealing with these people. He has encountered many enemies in his conquests over the years.
There were many such die-hards, but they were all dealt with.
But just when Monomakh was about to launch a purge of his kingdom, ominous news came from the south, and the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah moved.
Maliksha, under the rule of this sultan, Seljuk was undoubtedly at its peak. To this sultan, the kingdom of Monomakh, which encompassed almost the entire Transcaucasus, looked very dazzling.
The Sultan was actually concerned about Monomakh's actions. When he brought the fertile Azerbaijan (the country of Shirvan Emir) under his rule, Malik Shah regarded this king as a problem that must be solved.
But he never imagined that in just one year in 1086, the adventurer would actually bring the Kingdom of Georgia under his rule.
Therefore, for Malik Shah, Monomakh is a threat that must be eradicated. If Monomakh does not die, the north of Seljuk will not be stable.
So after learning that Monomakh had taken over the Kingdom of Georgia and gained a foothold, Maliksha put other things on hold and assembled a large army to solve this northern trouble.
When the news of the arrival of the Seljuk Sultan came, problems appeared in Monomakh's new kingdom almost immediately. From Georgia to Azerbaijan, a large number of nobles and tribes who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Rus launched rebellions.
Monomakh was in Kutaisi when all this happened, and then he received reports of riots from all over the country. From these reports, it seemed as if the entire kingdom was in riots.
After all, Monomakh's conquest has never truly carried out a large-scale cleansing of a certain place. In fact, the number of opposition forces is still large. They have been waiting for opportunities, and now the arrival of the Seljuk Sultan is considered by them
The opportunity has come.
Most people would naturally panic when seeing this, but Monomach did not. After getting this information, Monomach realized the key to the problem almost immediately.
Although these riots happened so quickly, in fact they were seriously lacking in organization and were just improvised rebellions because they thought the Seljuk Sultan was coming.
Monomakh determined that the key lies in Malik Shah. If the Sudan can be defeated or driven back, then there is no need to be afraid of any kind of rebellion. But if the Sudan cannot be defeated or driven back, then no matter how hard it is to fight against the rebels, it will be useless.
Monomacher knows very well that those who are making trouble now are just unimportant cannon fodder. The real big guys are still watching from behind, calculating when he should join.
It depends on the result of his facing the Seljuk Sultan. If he wins, then everything will not be a problem.
And if he fails, the really powerful people in these places with huge power will come to cause trouble, and those allies who were once loyal to him are likely to betray him.
With this mentality, Monomach gathered all the forces he could muster, and gathered troops as if he had not seen the rebellion.