n"">and later Kingdom
of Kakhet-Hereti. During the so-called Golden Era of
the Georgian State (12-13th centuries), Telavi turned into one of the most
important political and economic centers of the Georgian State.
After the disintegration of the united Georgian Kingdom in the 15th century,
the role of Telavi started to decline and the city eventually became an
ordinary town of trade and crafts. Telavi re-gained its political importance in
the 17th century when it became a capital of kingdom of Kakheti. By 1762, it turned into the second capital (after Tbilisi)
of the united Eastern
Georgian Kingdom of
