List of historical states of Georgia

This is an incomplete list of states that have existed on the present-day territory of Georgia since ancient times. It includes de facto independent entities like the major medieval Duchies (saeristavo).

Antiquity

 * Kingdom of Diauehi (12th–8th centuries BC)
 * Kingdom of Colchis (550–164 BC)
 * Kingdom of Lazica (6th century BC – 7th century AD)
 * Kingdom of Iberia (302 BC – 580 AD)

Early Middle Ages

 * Principate of Iberia (580–888)
 * Emirate of Tbilisi (736–1122)
 * Kingdom of Abkhazia (778–1008)
 * Kingdom of Hereti (787–1014)
 * Principality of Kakheti (787–1014)
 * Bagratid Iberia (888–1008)
 * Unified Kingdom of Kakheti and Hereti (1014–1104)

Kingdoms

 * Kingdom of Georgia (978–1466)
 * Kingdom of Kartli (1484–1762)
 * Kingdom of Kakheti (1455–1762)
 * Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti (1762–1801)
 * Kingdom of Imereti (1455–1810)

Principalities

 * Principality of Samtskhe (1268–1628)
 * Principality of Guria (1460s–1829)
 * Principality of Svaneti (1460s–1857)
 * Principality of Mingrelia (1557–1857)
 * Principality of Abkhazia (1660–1866)

Duchies

 * Duchy of Kldekari (876–1103)
 * Duchy of Racha (1050–1789)
 * Duchy of Aragvi (1380–1747)
 * Duchy of Ksani (15th century – 1801)

Modern history

 * Republic of Guria (1905–1906)
 * Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)
 * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991)
 * Republic of Georgia (1991–present)