Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nwatakịrị na onye nwere oké ọchịchọ, George I bidoro mkpọsa iji weghachite ihe nketa David Kuropalates<unk> na Georgia ma weghara Tao na 1015<unk>1016. Ọ banyekwara na njikọ aka na Fatimid Caliph nke Egypt, Al-Hakim (996<unk>1021), nke tinyere Basil n'ọnọdụ siri ike, na-amanye ya ka ọ ghara ịzaghachi ngwa ngwa na mwakpo George. E wezụga nke ahụ, ndị Byzantium nọ n'oge ahụ na-alụso Alaeze Ukwu Bulgaria agha n'akwụsịghị akwụsị, na-eme nanị ihe ndị ha na-eme n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ. Ma ozugbo
E meriri Bulgaria na 1018, Al-Hakim adịkwaghị ndụ, Basil du ndị agha ya megide Georgia. Mgbe mgbalị mbụ kụrụ afọ n'ala, nkwadebe maka mkpọsa buru ibu megide alaeze Georgia malitere, na-amalite site na iwughachi Theodosiopolis. N'oge mgbụsị akwụkwọ nke 1021, Basil, n'isi ndị agha buru ibu nke ndị Varangian na-eche nche wusiri ike, wakporo ndị Georgia na ndị ha na ha jikọrọ aka na Armenia, weghachite Phasiane ma na-agafe ókèala nke Tao n'ime ime Georgia. Eze George gbara obodo Oltisi ọkụ iji mee ka ọ ghara ịbanye n'aka ndị iro ma laghachi na Kola. A lụrụ agha ọbara ọbara na nso obodo nta Shirimni na Ọdọ Mmiri Palakazio (ugbu a Çildir, Turkey) na Septemba 11 na eze ukwu meriri mmeri dị oke ọnụ, na-amanye George I ịlaghachi azụ n'ebe ugwu n'ime alaeze ya. N'ịwakọrọ ala ahụ n'ụzọ, Basil laghachiri n'oge oyi na Trebizond.