Most of his long reign was spent in a continuous struggle against the expansionism of the kings of Abkhazia who ruled over a significant portion of western and central Georgia and aimed at conquering Kakheti.
Većinu svoje duge vladavine proveo je u kontinuiranoj borbi protiv ekspanzionizma kraljeva Abhazije koji vladaju u većem dijelu zapadne i središnje Gruzije i usmjerene na osvajanje Kahetije.