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Imereti is a historic province in Western Georgia, situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River.The province's main city is Kutaisi; other urban industrial centers include Samtredia, Chiatura (manganese production centre), Tq'ibuli ( coal mining centre), Zestaponi (known for metals production), Khoni, and Sachkhere. Traditionally, Imereti is an agricultural region, known for its mulberries and grapes.
The 800,000 Imeretians speak Georgian dialect; they are one of the local culture-groups of ethnically subdivided Georgian people. In the late antiquity and early Middle Ages on the territory of Imereti existed the ancient Western Georgian kigdom of Egrisi. Its king declared the Christianity as an official religion of Egrisi in 523 AD. In 975Events Coronation of King Edward the Martyr Births Deaths July 8 Edgar of England 975.- 1466Events Chimu Empire conquered by troops of the Inca End of term for Regent of Sweden Jons Bengtsson Oxenstierna. He is replaced by Erik Axelsson Tott. Births February 11 Elizabeth of York, later Queen consort of Henry VII of England. dagger; 1503) Septemb Imereti was part of the united Georgian Kingdom. In the 17th16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of- 18th centuries17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89, kingdom of Imereti suffered frequent invasions by the TurksTurkey (officially the Republic of Turkey Turkish Turkiye is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the, but managed to maintain its independence to 1810Events January 10 Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled January 20 Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed March 11 Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria April 19 Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is, when it was occupied and annexed by the Tsarist Russian Empire. Last King of Imereti was Solomon II (1789-1810). In 1918-1921 Imereti was part of the independent Democratic Republic of Georgia, In 1922-1936 part of Trans-Caucasian SFSR and in 1936-1991 part of Georgian SSR. Since Georgian independence in 1991 Imereti is a region in the Republic of Georgia and Kutaisi is the regional capital.
