Claim: In Kakheti, Archil of Kakheti launched a program of reconstruction and Christianization of his subjects, and the rise of the Georgian Bagratids, a future royal dynasty, also occurred during the time of Archil.
Evidence: Returning to Kakheti, Archil launched a program of reconstruction and Christianization of his mountainous pagan subjects. The Georgian texts also relate the rise of the Georgian Bagratids, a future royal dynasty, during the time of Archil.