Three years later, Bagrat was crowned King of the Abkhazians, while Gurgen remained his co-ruler in the Kartlian lands and helped his son in an uncompromised struggle against the aristocratic opposition.
Tri godine poslije, Bagrat je okrunjen za kralja Abhazije, a Gurgen je ostao njegov suvladar u kartlijskim zemljama i pomagao sinu u beskompromisnim borbama protiv aristokratske oporbe.