'royal radiance'),[21] the divinely endowed glory believed by ancient Persians[b] to mark only a legitimate ruler,[22] accompanied with დიდებაჲ (didebay; lit.
[32] After 888[33][34] (or 889)[35] restoration under next successive dynasty[d] of mepe Adarnase IV, the new kingdom would emerge as the fusion of many lands and territories, that would lead towards a total Georgian unification, culminating in 1008.
[36] In the 12th century,[37] the Bagratid[d] mepe David IV the Builder, who had established himself as the region's superlative political and military force,[46] with his ambitious and sophisticated push for his kingdom's royal imagery promotion,[47] the official style of a king would become imperial[48] თჳთმპყრობელი (tuitmp'q'robeli; lit.
[58] Title Shahanshah was later totally usurped[59] and consistently used by Georgian monarchs, denoting sovereignty over several Persianate subjects such as Shirvanshahs, the Shaddadids and the Eldiguzids.
[62] The Bagrationi mepe, with its royal legitimacy[f] and ideological pillar, would rule Georgia for a millennium, from its medieval elevation down to the Russian conquest in the early 19th century.