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Bagrat
Bagrat (, in Western Armenian pronounced as Pakrad, ka, wikt:ბაგრატ, ბაგრატ) is a male name popular in Armenia. It is derived from the Old Persian ''Bagadāta'', "gift of God". The names of the Armenian Bagratuni dynasty, Bagratuni and Georgian Bagrationi dynasty, Bagrationi dynasties (literally, "the house of/established by Bagrat") are derived from the name. Georgian monarchs * Bagrat I of Iberia, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Mukhrani, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Abkhazia, Georgian king * Bagrat I of Tao, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Klarjeti, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat II of Iberia, Georgian king * Bagrat II of Tao, Georgian prince * Bagrat II of Klarjeti, Georgian prince * Bagrat III of Georgia, Georgian king * Bagrat III of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat III of Klarjeti, Georgian prince * Bagrat IV of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat IV of Georgia, Georgian king * Bagrat V of Georgia, Georgian king * Bagrat V of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrationi Dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty (; ) is a royal family, royal dynasty which reigned in Georgia (country), Georgia from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, being among the oldest extant Christianity, Christian ruling dynasties in the world. In modern usage, the name of the dynasty is sometimes Hellenization, Hellenized and referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, also known in English as the Bagrations. The #Origins, origins of the dynasty are disputed. The early Georgian Bagratids gained the Principality of Iberia through Royal intermarriage, dynastic marriage after succeeding the Chosroid dynasty at the end of the 8th century. In 888 Adarnase IV of Iberia restored the Georgian monarchy; various Unification of the Georgian realm, native polities then united into the Kingdom of Georgia, which prospered from the 11th to the 13th century. This period of time, particularly the reigns of David IV of Georgia, David IV the Builder (1089–1125) and of his great-granddaughter Tamar of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat III Of Georgia
Bagrat III ( ka, ბაგრატ III) (c. 960 – 7 May 1014), also known as Bagrat the Unifier, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king ('' mepe'') of the Kingdom of Abkhazia from 978 on (as Bagrat II of Abkhazia) and king of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1008 until his death in 1014. Through dynastic inheritance, conquest, and diplomacy, he united these two realms, effectively founding the Kingdom of Georgia. Before Bagrat was crowned as king, he had also reigned in Kartli as co-ruler with his father Gurgen from 976 to 978. Early life and rule in Kartli Youth Bagrat was born in the 960s, probably in Kartli. He is the only known son of Gurgen, titular king of Kartli, and Gurandukht, daughter of King George II of Abkhazia. Bagrat was thus heir to the Bagrationi dynasty. Still young, the Crown Prince of Iberia was designated heir by his father's cousin, David III of Tao, who reigned over the Duchy of Upper Tao and had been the Kouropalates of Iberia since 966, and who ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat IV Of Georgia
Bagrat IV ( ka, ბაგრატ IV; 101824 November 1072), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king ('' mepe'') of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1027 to 1072. During his long and eventful reign, Bagrat sought to repress the great nobility and to secure Georgia's sovereignty from the Byzantine and Seljuk Empires. In a series of intermingled conflicts, Bagrat succeeded in defeating his most powerful vassals and rivals of the Liparitid family, bringing several feudal enclaves under his control and reducing the kings of Lori and Kakheti-Hereti, as well as the emir of Tbilisi to vassalage. Like many medieval Caucasian rulers, he bore several Byzantine titles, particularly those of '' Nobilissimus'', '' Kouropalates'', and ''sebastos''. Early reign Bagrat was the son of the king George I of Georgia () by his first wife Mariam of Vaspurakan. At the age of three, Bagrat was surrendered by his father as a hostage to the Byzantine emperor Basil II () as a price for George's defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagratuni Dynasty
The Bagratuni or Bagratid dynasty (, ) was an Armenian royal dynasty which ruled the medieval Kingdom of Armenia from until 1045. Originating as vassals of the Kingdom of Armenia of antiquity, they rose to become the most prominent Armenian noble family during the period of Arab rule in Armenia, eventually establishing their own independent kingdom. Their domain included regions of Armenia such as Shirak, Bagrevand, Kogovit, Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Vanand and Taron. Many historians, such as Cyril Toumanoff, Nicholas Adontz and Ronald Suny, consider them to be the progenitors of the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty. Early history The name ''Bagratuni'' derives from ''Bagarat'' (), a Parthian variant of the Old Iranian name ''Bagadata'' ('God-given'). Historian Cyril Toumanoff speculated that a general of King Tigranes II of Armenia () named Bagadates may have been the earliest known member of the Bagratuni family, which first emerged as '' nakharars''—memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat VII Of Kartli
Bagrat (, in Western Armenian pronounced as Pakrad, ka, ბაგრატ) is a male name popular in Armenia. It is derived from the Old Persian ''Bagadāta'', "gift of God". The names of the Armenian Bagratuni and Georgian Bagrationi dynasties (literally, "the house of/established by Bagrat") are derived from the name. Georgian monarchs * Bagrat I of Iberia, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Mukhrani, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Abkhazia, Georgian king * Bagrat I of Tao, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Klarjeti, Georgian prince * Bagrat I of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat II of Iberia, Georgian king * Bagrat II of Tao, Georgian prince * Bagrat II of Klarjeti, Georgian prince * Bagrat III of Georgia, Georgian king * Bagrat III of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat III of Klarjeti, Georgian prince * Bagrat IV of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat IV of Georgia, Georgian king * Bagrat V of Georgia, Georgian king * Bagrat V of Imereti, Georgian king * Bagrat VI of Georgia, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat Galstanyan
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan (; born May 20, 1971) is an Armenian prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church who is currently serving as bishop of the Diocese of Tavush. He also served as primate of the Armenian Diocese of Canada based in Montreal from May 2003 to May 2013. As the bishop of a border region affected by the cession of villages to Azerbaijan, he led protests against the Armenian government in 2024. As of June 2025, he is detained for allegedly planning a putsch. Early life Bagrat Galstanyan was born in Gyumri (then called Leninakan), Armenia on May 20, 1971, and was given the name Vazgen at his baptism. Having attended the Gevorgyan Seminary of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, he received the ordination of deacon in 1993 from Bishop Anania Arabajyan. In 1995 he received excellent mark for his thesis on “The Commendatory and Theology of Khosrov of Andzrev on Daily Prayers of our Church.” The same year the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin I, ordained Vazgen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat V Of Georgia
Bagrat V the Great (, , died 1393) of the Bagrationi dynasty, was co-king from 1355 and became king (''mepe'') of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1360 until his death in 1393. Life Bagrat was the son of David IX and his wife Sindukhtar Jaqeli. He was co-ruler from 1355, and became king after the death of his father in 1360. In 1360, after the death of his father, Bagrat V inherited the throne and, to mark his rule over western and eastern Georgia, was crowned in Kutaisi. Bagrat V earned the title ‘ the Great’ for his reputation as a victorious general and archer. When King Bagrat V ascended the throne, Georgia was slowly recovering from the ravages of the black death. The alliance concluded in 1385 with Tokhtamysh, Khan of the Golden Horde, led him to a protracted and heavy war with Timur, Emir of Timurid Empire. King Bagrat V, learning of Timur's possible attack, fortified himself in Tbilisi, creating powerful defence fortifications. In the late autumn of 1386, a huge ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat III Of Imereti
Bagrat III ( ka, ბაგრატ III) (1495-1565), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (''mepe'') of Imereti from April 1, 1510, to 1565. He succeeded upon the death of his father, Alexander II, and faced repeated assaults from the Ottoman Turks as well as the conflicts with his ostensible vassal princes of Mingrelia, Guria, and Abkhazia who were frequently joining the enemy. Reign In 1512, the Ottomans invaded Imereti through its southern neighbor Samtskhe and unexpectedly struck Bagrat’s capital Kutaisi. After the Ottoman army left Imereti, Bagrat launched a program of restoration, reorganized the church, and enforced a law condemning to death all who engaged in slave trading practiced by the Turks in conjunction with some Georgian nobles. In 1533, he persuaded Mamia I Gurieli of Guria and Mamia III Dadiani of Mingrelia to organize a combined and eventually disastrous expedition against the piratical North Caucasian tribe of Zichi which had come under the Turkish i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat I Of Iberia
Bagrat I ( ka, ბაგრატ I) (died 876), of the Bagratid dynasty, was a presiding prince of Iberia (modern Georgia) from 830 until his death. Bagrat inherited from his father Ashot I the office of presiding prince of Iberia and the Byzantine title of curopalates. The 10th-century Georgian writer Giorgi Merchule maintains that Bagrat was confirmed as curopalates, following his father, with the agreement of his brothers — Adarnase, and Guaram.Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), ''Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts'', p. 387. Peeters Publishers, Bagrat shared with his brothers the patrimonial holdings, but which lands he actually possessed is not directly indicated in the medieval sources. He probably ruled over a part of Tao and Kola (now in Turkey).Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History'', pp. 488-490. Georgetown University Press. Bagrat I found himself in a constant struggle with the Arabs, the Abasgians a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat II Of Iberia
Bagrat II ( ka, ბაგრატ II) (c. 937–994) was a Georgia (country), Georgian prince of the Bagrationi, Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and the titular king (''Mepe (title), mepe'') of Caucasian Iberia, Iberia-Kartli from 958 until his death. He was also known as Bagrat Regueni (ბაგრატ რეგუენი), "Regueni" being a moniker rendered in English as "the Simple". Bagrat was the elder son of Sumbat I of Iberia, Sumbat I, whom he succeeded as “king of the Iberians” in 958. In spite of having a royal status, Bagrat only ruled Tao (historical region), northern or Hither Tao and, unlike his father, was not bestowed with the high Byzantine Empire, Byzantine court title of curopalates, which was granted to Bagrat’s cousin and the ruler of southern or Thither Tao, Adarnase V of Tao, Adarnase V. Professor Ekvtime Takaishvili explains Bagrat’s epithet "Regueni" by his younger age upon his accession to the throne. Bagrat frequently appeared as a collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat V Of Imereti
Bagrat V ( ka, ბაგრატ V) (1620–1681), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (''mepe'') of Imereti, whose troubled reign in the years of 1660–61, 1663–68, 1669–78, and 1679–81, was marked by extreme instability and feudal anarchy in the kingdom. Reign The eldest son of Alexander III of Imereti by his first wife, Princess Tamar Gurieli, the daughter of Mamia II Gurieli, Prince of Guria. Bagrat V succeeded as King on his father's death in 1660. His influential stepmother Darejan made him marry her niece, Ketevan. However, Darejan disrupted the union a year later and offered Bagrat herself as a bride. On the king's refusal, Darejan had him arrested and blinded. The queen dowager then remarried an insignificant aristocrat, Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili, and had him crowned as king. The move drew many nobles into opposition. They enlisted the Ottoman and Mingrelian support and restored Bagrat. Darejan was exiled to Akhaltsikhe, in the Ottoman-held Georgian provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagrat I Of Klarjeti
Bagrat I ( ka, ბაგრატ I) (died 20 April 900) was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and the ruler of Klarjeti from 889 until his death. There is some confusion in dating Bagrat's death. According to the 11th-century chronicler Sumbat Davitis-Dze, Bagrat died on 20 April, Easter Sunday of the year 129 of the Georgian era (i.e., 909 AD). However, Easter Sunday in 909 fell on 16 April; the year that would coincidence with the given date would be 900. Toumanoff, Cyril (1961), "The Bagaratides of Iberia from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century". ''Le Muséon'' 74: Bagrat was a younger son of Sumbat I, founder of the Klarjeti line of the Bagratids. Upon Sumbat’s death in 889, he succeeded his father as prince of Klarjeti, while his elder brother (and likely a legitimate successor to Sumbat), David, appear as a ruler of some less important territory north of Klarjeti – Adjara and Nigali. Like Sumbat, Bagrat had the epithet of Artanujeli ("of Arta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
