Editing Tbilisi (section)

===Capital of Georgia===
In 1121, after the [[Battle of Didgori]] against the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuks]], the troops of King [[David IV of Georgia]] besieged Tbilisi, taking it in 1122. David moved his residence from [[Kutaisi]] to Tbilisi, making it the capital of a unified [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgian State]], thus inaugurating the [[Georgian Golden Age]]. From the 12–13th centuries, Tbilisi became a regional power with a thriving economy and astonishing cultural output. By the end of the 12th century, the population of Tbilisi had reached 100,000. The city also became an important literary and cultural center, not only for Georgia, but also for the [[Eastern Orthodox]] world of the time. During [[Queen Tamar]]'s reign, [[Shota Rustaveli]] worked in Tbilisi while writing his legendary epic poem ''[[The Knight in the Panther's Skin]]''. This period is often referred to as "Georgia's Golden Age"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgianbiography.com/history4.html|publisher=Dictionary of Georgian National Biography|title=The Golden Age of Georgia|access-date=2 February 2008|archive-date=28 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028133708/http://www.georgianbiography.com/history4.html|url-status=live}}</ref> or the Georgian [[Renaissance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Country Overview|publisher=Invest in Georgia |url=http://www.investingeorgia.info/georgia_profile/country_overview/|access-date=2 February 2008|quote=This early Georgian renaissance ... preceded its European analogue by several hundred years |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101022941/http://www.investingeorgia.info/georgia_profile/country_overview/|archive-date=1 January 2008}}</ref>