The idealization of Tamar was further accentuated by the events that took place under her immediate successors; within two decades of Tamar's death, the Khwarezmian and Mongol invasions brought Georgian ascendancy to an abrupt end.
Idealisasi Tamar semakin menguat akibat peristiwa-peristiwa yang terjadi pada masa kekuasaan penerus-penerusnya; dalam waktu dua dasawarsa setelah kematian Tamar, serangan Khwarezmia dan Mongol mengakhiri kejayaan Georgia.