Georgian King Davit the Builder Among Top Three Military Generals of All Time

Source: Georgian Journal

January 23, 2016

    

The US online portal Thetoptens.com, where internet users can create ratings on various topics, has published the list of top ten military generals of all time. The list is comprised of users’ votes and comments. As for now, the second place is occupied by Georgian medieval king, Davit IV the Builder (Davit Aghmashenebeli). Alexander the Great is leading the pack, although the list is not final and you can change the rating by submitting a comment. Here is what comments say about the great Georgian king:

“In 1121 he, with his army of 55.000 men won against seljuks. Their army composed of 600.000 soldiers. The battle of Didgori is often regarded as battle of "miraculous victory". Before the battle David ordered his troops to block their way back addressing soldiers that they would either win or die there. Over 70 percent of seljuks were killed and rest were taken in prisoners.”

“He was very young when was crowned. He inherited not only political and economical problems, but disastrous results from earthquakes of previous years. But in several years he managed to gain victory on Seljuks, who were hazardous for Europe and thus he saved not only his own country, but Europe too.

His name was widely spread in contemporary world and in Europe he was compared to St. Peter. He was savior also of Armenia and Shirvan (territory of modern Azrebaijan). These countries were quite week by that time, they asked the king David the Builder, to take them under his protection.

By the way, the king was the only, who managed to free Ani, former capital of Armenia, and give it back to Armenians. So, his strategic point of view was covering quite wide territories and what's main - he was not an Emperor, but maintained national state structure in each country, who went under his protection.

He managed to begin the Golden Age of Georgia, which lasted almost 2 centuries. That's why he is called Saint King David the Builder!
He was the greatest!”

And here is what the top ten looks like:

1. Alexander the Great
2. David IV of Georgia
3. Tran Hung Dao
4. Napolean Bonaparte
5. Hannibal Barca
6. Julius Caesar
7. Genghis Khan
8. Võ Nguyên Giáp
9. Nguyen Hue
10. Khalid ibn al-Walid

You can vote for your favorite HERE

Georgian Journal

1/23/2016

See also
Holy Queen Tamar (†1213) Holy Queen Tamar (†1213)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze Holy Queen Tamar (†1213) Holy Queen Tamar (†1213)
Memory 1 (14) May
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
In 1166 a daughter, Tamar, was born to King Giorgi III (1155–1184) and Queen Burdukhan of Georgia. The king proclaimed that he would share the throne with his daughter from the day she turned twelve years of age. “He told me that God would not abandon us” – the circumstances of death of Fr. Ilia Kartozia have become known “He told me that God would not abandon us” – the circumstances of death of Fr. Ilia Kartozia have become known “He told me that God would not abandon us” – the circumstances of death of Fr. Ilia Kartozia have become known “He told me that God would not abandon us” – the circumstances of death of Fr. Ilia Kartozia have become known
Archimandrite Ilia (Kartozia) saved the lives of a Greek lady and her little daughter on the Norman Atlantic ferry at the cost of his own life. The Italian La Republica newspaper relates the details of the incident. Holy Monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel, and Pavle of Gareji (†1696–1700) Holy Monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel, and Pavle of Gareji (†1696–1700)
Commmorated June 1/14 Holy Monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel, and Pavle of Gareji (†1696–1700) Holy Monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel, and Pavle of Gareji (†1696–1700)
Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze
The holy monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel and Pavle labored in the Davit-Gareji Wilderness at the end of the 17th century. St. Shio was from the village of Vedzisi in the Kartli region.
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Because of the time period of DAVID his strategies and system must be contrasted with the grit and prevalence of the spartans who yielded themselves to secure Greece. Despite the fact that he was out numbered enormously his authority against outrageous chances has demonstrated that he was a predominant general. The verification of his prosperity against the seljuks as well as his "marvelous triumph" additionally prompted to the security of different nations. As a result of his shrewdness and direction in every nation he ensured prompted to the Golden Age of Georgia. In light of this he was given the name of Saint King David the Builder! Consequently he merits being first General of all history.
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