Georgia's interventions in Trebizond

The Georgia's interventions in Trebizond began with the expedition launched by the Georgian queen Tamar in 1204, which helped to establish the Trapezuntine Empire from the rump Byzantine Empire targeted by the Fourth Crusade. The Trapezuntine Empire began as a Georgian client state, allowing the Kingdom of Georgia to expand its influence amidst the power vacuum in the region and establish a buffer state with the Sultanate of Rum and rival Byzantine successor states. Georgia would continue to exert influence in the Trapezuntine politics until the Mongol invasions of Georgia devastated the kingdom. The attempt to regain the influence over the Trapezuntine Empire by Georgia failed in 1282 with the Kingdom of Western Georgia carrying out unsuccessful intervention which despite David VI annexing some eastern Trapezuntine territories saw the Trebizond conclusively drifting away from the Georgian sphere of influence. The resurgence of Georgia under the King George V of Georgia saw another attempt by Georgia to exert influence over Trebizond but in no avail.

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