In 1089 in the age of 16 years there has ascended to a throne the Georgian tsar DAVID IV BUILDER, has accepted board the state ruined and devastated by aggressors. Young tsar vigorously starts the decision of priorities: returning of the productive population to the paternal grounds, revival of a national economy and exile the Turk-seljuk. But for their decision it was necessary to suppress resistance of reactionary forces on behalf of rebellious large feudal lords. Resolutely having finished with most obstinate of them, David IV began to create small, but efficient mobile military groups from free (imperial) peasants and landowners-aznaur who attacked on the Turk and destroyed them. It has enabled farmers covered in mountains to go down in valleys and to start revival of a facility. In 1099 David has stopped payment of a tribute, and Georgia has actually got rid of sovereignty powerful seljuk. Now it was possible to start final exile the Turk, still owned large fortified cities of East Georgia and, first of all, Tbilisi. But it needed an efficient army and the further consolidation of imperial authority.
Priority was carrying out of church reform. The church was the powerful and effective organization, had greater influence, therefore David required its support. At the same time, during the Arabian sovereignty, then domination the Turk, in conditions of feudal dissociation the church strongly degraded. David Builder has led resolute approach to unhealthy forces in church. In 1103 it has called Georgien a church cathedral which sessions passed in two next dioceses - Ruisi and Urbnisi (in East Georgia, to the west Burn). Decisions Ruis-urbnis of a cathedral had been displaced unworthy church dignitaries and on their place are selected supporting reigning and progressively adjusted persons: besides it was forbidden to use church property for personal about clearing, or with a view of, contradicting interests of the state. For struggle against Turks-seljuk it was necessary well armed and betraid I reign army. With this purpose tsar has carried out military reform. It has created personal imperial guards - monapsa. David Builder creates a constant army from free aznaur and imperial peasants, especially caring about their qualitative arms, strict organization and military-tactical training. To the beginning of XII century the quantity of a constant army reached approximately 40 thousand. David has organized a police force "Mstovari" (observers) by means of which tsar had an opportunity to be well informed about all events occuring inside of the country and behind its limits.
Now it was possible to begin general approach against the Turk. David builder has put the first impact to Turks in east areas of Georgia, having expelled them from Kakheti and Ereti together with local tsar, the turkish henchman, and having attached these Georgian grounds to the state. In reply to this action Turks have intruded with a greater army on territory Кахети, but in 1105 in fight at Ertcukhi have been broken. In current of 1110-1118 Turks have been expelled from cities: Samshvilde, Rustavi, Gishi, Servitude and Lore, David IV all stole up to Tbilisi, borrowing central items on the basic ways leading to them more close. Already at that time in David's strategic plans one tendency appears: it aspires not only to association of the Georgian grounds, but acts in a role of the liberator of all Transcaucasia and the founder of the multinational state. Gishi and Servitude - the cities of Sharvana (t.d. Azerbaijan), and Lore was in the field of, occupied basically the Armenians.
At David the Georgian army shared on three parts: it were monapsa, the garrisons stood in cities and fortresses and the basic part of an army. Then before David Builder there was a question on increase in a contingent of a constant army. Internal manpower resources of the feudal country do not give an opportunity for effective escalating military forces, therefore David has carried out far-sighted and original action: per 1118-1120 to Georgia from North Caucasian steppes have been moved 40 thousand (kivchag) families (by the way, Gurandukht the-wife of tsar David builder was from notable sorts), each of which has received the ground area, обязуясь in turn to allocate one member of family for constant military service. Thus the additional 40-thousand regular army has been created. Resettlement to Georgia was interfered by war which they conducted with ossets. Tsar David has passed to Northern Caucasus and the osset has subordinated to itself. Tsar of Ossetia has recognized dependence on Georgia, having agreed on payment of an annual tribute; it was the first vassal possession of Georgia on Northern Caucasus. At David influence of Georgia on Northern Caucasus has even more amplified? The Georgian writing, the Georgian language, culture, Christianity Here began to extend. All this pull together North Caucasian people with Georgia even more.
Action on resettlement половцев was duly for strengthening of Georgia, prospect of loss of Transcaucasia, has extremely disturbed the Turk-seljuk. They hoped finally to break Georgia as they managed to put a number of heavy defeats to crusaders and they have decided to put an end to successes of the Georgian tsar and having demanded from seljuk sultan Makhmuda, son Mukhameda, to declare Georgia sacred war-jihad. On sacred war there was собранна a 300-thousand army, which -Gaza under leadership (the ¡ÑñªÔ-hell-dynes Silt-gas)in fights against crusaders, has moved to Georgia. .В a campaign against Georgia other deserved turkish military leaders on August, 12th, 1121 on Didgori a field, near to Tbilisi took part also, David IV has gained above repeatedly superior forces of a coalition army of Muslim governors shining, or according to history? Marvelous " a victory. Within three days Georgians on пятам pursued randomly receding enemy and have grasped greater extraction and set captured. After rout of Turkish hordes David Builder has taken Tbilisi (1122), in current of 400 years was in hands of overseas aggressors, and has transferred here capital of the incorporated Georgian state. To all city dwellers, despite of religious creed, tsar guaranteed inviolability and protection. In a year it has released Dmanisi, last stronghold the Turk in Georgia
Per 1123 sultan Makhmud has intruded in Shirvan. Tsar David has hasty collected a 50-thousand army and has moved to it towards. Having learned about an approaching force, the sultan has receded back. In 1124 David has won Shirvan. The same year representatives of the Armenian capital Ani have addressed for the help to the Georgian tsar and have asked to release city from the Turk. Turks dominated in Ани during 60-ти years. Tsar David has released this ancient city and territories of Armenia has attached to the Georgian empire. That having removed southern border of the Georgian empire up to pool р. Araks. It was David's last success IV - on January, 24th, 1125 great Georgian tsar has died. But at David Stroitele. Begins Georgian renesans - is under construction Gelatian a monastery at which the maximum filosofi-theological academy function. It has collected in the walls of the most outstanding Georgian theologians, philosophers, orators, translators and philologists among which there was the greatest thinker of medieval Georgia неоплатоник John Petritsi who is renowned and authority and on the Byzantian empire. The same academy has been based and in Ikalto, in kakheti. The conventional center of culture became based still in X century the Georgian monastery on mountain Afonskoj - Ierion, where подвизались known figures - John and its son Evfimy Afonskie, George Svyatogorets, etc.
