User:Candiesrgood/Sandbox I/MDM Georgia

Reforms

 * Under David VIII
 * Ghazan replaces Baidu as Il-Khan
 * David VIII revolts due to former's ascension power ~ aware of her father's fate at the hands of the Ilkahnate
 * Queen consort Oljath dies under mysterious circumstances, ostensibly under a bout of flu
 * David VIII seeks aid from the Golden Horde + seeks marriage w/ a Mongol princess


 * pro-Ilkhanate forces install brother, George V, aged 13, to the throne with Vakhtang III as regent
 * weak and incompetent due to age
 * authority only enforced in the capital of Tbilisi


 * David VIII, with joint military forces of Golden Horde, reunifies Georgia
 * pardons Vakhtang III + secures George V as the heir apparent


 * David VIII now implements reforms to stabilize Georgia


 * expansion of taxation to allow increased government endeavors


 * military reforms ~ aided by Mongol advisors
 * adoption of tactics and equipment
 * promotion of archery
 * utilization of mounted archers in addition to cataphracts
 * hiring of Mongolian mercenaries
 * establishment of system of fortresses + mountain watch-towers (exploit natural landscape)


 * structural reform ~ centralization
 * feudal vassalage system replaced with a system of centralized provincial administration (with Governors appointed by the monarch)
 * establishment of a central civil and criminal code
 * noble status becomes hereditary; obligatory civil or military service for males
 * establishment of a national army (mostly feudal levies; with full-time aristocratic military officials)
 * private militias are banned


 * Under George V
 * economic reforms
 * establishment of standard minted coinage
 * establishment of state monopolies
 * promotion of Georgian manufacturing + foreign commerce
 * merchant and craftsmen guilds encouraged in cities


 * economic reforms spur economic growth; increased tax revenue + financial influence overseas


 * Byzantine architectural style is copied


 * social reforms
 * serfs are freed but not given land; remain bound as tenant farmers
 * promotion of activities conducted by monks and nuns (charity)
 * promotion of monastic schools as centers for education + establishment of a medieval university in Tbilisi
 * promotion of Georgian as lingua franca
 * promotion of Hellenic + Orthodox Christian culture


 * foreign expansion
 * military conquest of the surrounding area

Products

 * Legend
 * (L) – later
 * ~ – note


 * Crimea
 * salt production
 * mining; limestone and poryphry
 * aquaculture
 * pearls


 * Northern Caucasus (?)
 * cereals and legumes ~ staples


 * Georgia
 * wool/cotton-based textiles
 * silk-based garments and brocades ~ most raw silk imported
 * glassware
 * enamelware
 * metalware
 * arms (L)


 * raw silk ~ limited production only
 * mined ores; iron and copper
 * wine-making + specialized earthenware vessels (kvevri)
 * honey + beeswax


 * Azerbaijan
 * cereals and legumes ~ staples
 * cotton
 * wool
 * sugarbeets ~ for the production of sugar
 * animal husbandry
 * leather + leatherworks
 * mined ores; iron, copper, gold silver


 * Armenia
 * cereals and legumes ~ staples
 * wool
 * animal husbandry
 * leather + leatherworks


 * Northwest Persia
 * goat wool
 * heavy textiles (rugs + carpets)
 * tobacco
 * saffron
 * tea (L)


 * Mesopotamia (?)
 * cereals and legumes ~ staples
 * olive oil
 * citrus fruit