1183/1184: Birth of David Komnenos in Constantinople
1185: David and his brother Alexios flee to the court of Thamar, queen of Iberia and their aunt
March/April 1204: David and his brother Alexios occupy Trebizond. Alexios I Grand Komnenos becomes the first emperor of Trebizond
End 1204/beginning 1205: David occupies Sinope and the Paphlagonian cities. He also sends his army in Bithynia, but is defeated by Theodore I Laskaris
End 1206: David attackes the area of Prousias. His army is defeated by Theodore I Laskaris in the area of Tracheiai
Mid 1207: David Komnenos retreats in Sinope
1208: David is censured a monk in Sinope and is renamed Daniel
1212-1214: The Empires of Trepizond and Nicaea dispute over ecclesiastical matters
13 December 1212: Death of David Komnenos (Daniel)