The Mongols subjugate eastern Georgia; the country becomes a tributary divided into governorships.
1236
By the 1240s the Mongols had conquered Georgia; the country acknowledged the great khan and became part of the Hulaguid state (the Ilkhanate).
The Georgian kings kept their throne but paid heavy tribute and supplied troops for Mongol campaigns, including against Baghdad.
Mongol domination fragmented and drained the country; the united kingdom began to split into eastern and western parts.