List Of Sovereigns Of Kakheti

	List Of Sovereigns Of Kakheti Princes of Kakheti The Chosroids –637 – Adarnase I, also prince of Iberia since 627. 637–650 – Stephen I, also prince of Iberia 650–684 – Adarnase II, prince of Iberia 685–736 – Stephen II 736–741 – Mirian 736–786 – Archil “the Martyr” 786–790 – Ioanne 786–807 – Juansher Chorbishops 786–827 – Grigol 827–839 – Vache Kvabulidze 839–861 – Samuel, Donauri 861–881 – Gabriel, Donauri * 881–893 – Padla I Arevmaneli 893–918 – Kvirike I 918–929 – Padla II 929–976 – Kvirike II 976–1010 – David 1010–1014 – Annexation by the Kingdom of Georgia 1014–1029 – Kvirike III 1029–1039 – Annexation by the Kingdom of Georgia Kings of Hereti Grigol Hamam (893–897) * Adarnase (897–943) * Ishkhanik (943–951) John (c. 965-995) Queen Dinar (c. 1010s) Kings of Kakheti and Hereti 1039–1058 – Gagik 1058–1084 – Aghsartan I 1084–1102 – Kvirike IV 110 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	First Kingdom Of Kakheti The Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti ( ka, კახეთ-ჰერეთის სამეფო, tr) was an early medieval Georgian monarchy in eastern Georgia, centered at the province of Kakheti, with its capital first at Telavi. It emerged in 1014 AD, under the leadership of energetic ruler of principality of Kakheti, Kvirike III the Great that finally defeated the ruler of Hereti and crowned himself as a king of the unified realms of Kakheti and Hereti. From this time on, until 1104, the kingdom was an independent and separated state from the united Kingdom of Georgia. The kingdom included territories from riv. Ksani (western border) to Alijanchay river (eastern border) and from Didoeti (northern border) to southwards along the river of Mtkvari (southern border). Establishment of the principality Kakheti had been a part of Kingdom of Iberia, and then a part the Principate of Iberia. However, in the second half of the 8th century, Arab sources already separates Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Padla II Of Kakheti P'adla II ( ka, ფადლა II) (died 929 ) was a Prince and Chorepiscopus of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 918 to 929. He succeeded upon the death of his father, Kvirike I. His rule was marked by the Arab raids into Kakheti and Padla's involvement in the struggles and dynastic feuds in various Caucasian polities. Early in his reign he lost the fortress of Orchobi to the neighboring ruler Adarnase of Hereti who had ceded it to Padla's father. In 922, Padla aided King Ashot II of Armenia in crushing the revolt by prince Moses of Utik Utik (), also known as Uti, was a historical province and principality within the Kingdom of Armenia. It was ceded to Caucasian Albania following the partition of Armenia between Sassanid Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire in 387 AD. Most o .... Later in his reign, he also assisted George II of Abkhazia against his rebellious son Prince Constantine. He was succeeded by his son Kvirike II. Bibliography * Toumanoff, Cyrille (1976, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aghsartan II Of Kakheti Aghsartan II ( ka, აღსართან II), was the last King of medieval Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia from 1102 to 1105. He succeeded upon the death of his father Kvirike IV. The medieval Georgian chroniclers characterize him as a frivolous man whose ignorant rule drew many great nobles into opposition. In 1105, Aghsartan was arrested by his vassals, the princes Arishiani of Hereti,QAUXČʻIŠVILI, S., VIVIAN, K., & BRYER, A. (1991). The Georgian chronicle: the period of Giorgi Lasha. Amsterdam, A.M. Hakkert. and handed over to King David IV of Georgia David IV, also known as David IV the Builder ( ka, დავით IV აღმაშენებელი, tr; 1073 – 24 January 1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king ('' mepe'') of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his d ... who finally annexed the kingdom of Kakheti to the unified all-Georgian realm. References Bibliography * Toumanoff, Cyrille (1976, Rome). Manuel de Généa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kvirike IV Of Kakheti Kvirike IV ( ka, კვირიკე IV) (died 1102) was a King of Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia from 1084 to 1102. He succeeded upon the death of his father Aghsartan I. He ruled as a tributary to the Seljuq dynasty and opposed the energetic Georgian king David IV who pursued a vigorous domestic and foreign policy aimed at asserting Georgia's integrity and its hegemony in the Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i .... Kvirike lost the fortress of Zedazeni to David, but was still able to secure the succession to his son Aghsartan II. References * Toumanoff, Cyrille (1976, Rome). Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour le Caucase chrétien (Arménie, Géorgie, Albanie). * Вахушти БагратиониИстория царства груз ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aghsartan I Of Kakheti Aghsartan I ( ka, აღსართან I; died 1084) was a King of Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia from 1058 until his death in 1084. Life He succeeded on the death of his father Gagik of Kakheti. His reign coincided with the Seljuk invasions in the Georgian lands and persistent attempts by the Georgian Bagratid kings to bring all Georgian polities into their unified realm. In 1068, Aghsartan submitted to the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan, agreed to pay tribute, and secured the Turkish support against King Bagrat IV of Georgia who had seized part of the Kakhetian territory. He continued his struggle against the centralizing policy of the Georgian crown under Bagrat’s successor George II and allied himself with the rebellious Liparitid clan, but then transferred his loyalty to George and helped him counter the feudal opposition, and then fight the 1074 invasion by the Seljuk sultan Malik Shah I. However, when George II made peace with the sultan early in the 1080s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gagik Of Kakheti Gagik ( ka, გაგიკი) (died 1058) was a King of Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia from 1039 to 1058. Life He was a son of the Armenian Bagratid king David I of Lorri and his Georgian wife, sister of King Kvirike III of Kakheti who adopted Gagik as his son and heir. When Kvirike III died in 1029, King Bagrat IV of Georgia annexed Kakheti to his kingdom, but, in 1039, the Kakhetian nobility succeeded in restoring monarchy and installed Gagik as king. Through maneuvering between Bagrat IV and the powerful Georgian warlord Liparit Orbeliani Gagik managed to retain his crown and the integrity of his kingdom. He aided Bagrat in his expeditions against the Emirate of Tbilisi, but when the king of Georgia attempted to take Gagik's possessions in Hereti The Kingdom of Hereti ( ka, ჰერეთის სამეფო, tr) was a medieval Albanian monarchy which emerged in Caucasus on the Iberian- Albanian frontier. Nowadays it roughly corresponds to the southea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dinar Of Hereti Dinar ( ka, დინარ დედოფალი, tr) was a Georgian princess of the Bagrationi dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and Queen regnant of Hereti in the 11th century. She is venerated as a saint. The Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates her on June 30. Life Dinar was a daughter of hereditary ruler of Tao-Klarjeti, the ''eristavt-eristavi'', "duke of dukes" Adarnase III of Tao by his unknown wife. According to '' The Georgian Chronicles'', Queen Dinar, during the reign of her son Ishkhanik, converted Hereti to the Georgian Orthodox Church. King Ishkhanik and Queen Dinar participated in the ceremony organized on the occasion of the election of the new Catholicos of Albania in 962. After 1000, Queen Dinar of Hereti had no option but to join a united Georgia under King Bagrat. When the campaign of Bagrat III to the Kingdom of Hereti, the main representative of the Hereti ruling circles was Queen Dinar. Bagrat III captured her and she must have been over 90 years old. In Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Of Hereti John Senekerim () was the ruler of the Kingdom of Hereti. John is the only known child of King Ishkhanik. During his reign Hereti reached an apex of power and prestige, mainly after the annexation of the right bank of Caucasian Albania. Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi calls him the "restorer of the Kingdom of Albania". Later he annexed parts of Kakheti and adopted the title of "King of the Tsanars". John had a good relations with the representatives of the Sallarid dynasty (Daylam) and with David III Kuropalates of Tao. Like his father Ishkhanik and grandmother Dinar The dinar () is the name of the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, with a more widespread historical use. The English word "dinar" is the transliteration of the Arabic دينار (''dīnār''), which was bor ..., he contributed a lot to the conversion of his kingdom. He died without heirs. References Sources * Papuashvili T. (1970), Problems of the history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ishkhanik Of Hereti Ishkhanik (), ruler of Hereti, was the son and successor of Adarnase Patrikios. His mother was Queen Dinar, sister of Grand Magister Gurgen IV, Prince of Klarjeti ( 918–941). Under Ishkhanik's reign Hereti was forced to recognize the supremacy of the stronger neighbour, Principality of Daylam, ruled by the Sallarid dynasty (Iranian Azerbaijan). According to '' The Georgian Chronicles'', Queen Dinar, during the reign of her son Ishkhanik, converted Hereti to the Georgian Orthodox Church. In 950, he took advantage of the bitter power struggle in the Sallarid state, and ceased to pay tribute effectively restoring his independence. Ishkhanik recovered his authority over several fortresses in Kakheti, the latter was weakened after the devastating Sajid invasion. King Ishkhanik and Queen Dinar participated in the ceremony organized on the occasion of the election of the new Catholicos of Albania in 962. References Sources * Papuashvili T. (1970), Problems of the history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adarnase Of Hereti Adarnase Sumbatishvili (), also known as Atrnerseh () was a South Caucasus prince of the 10th century who founded the Kingdom of Hereti in 897. He inherited a part of the domains of his father, Prince Grigor Hamam, out of which he founded Hereti as an independent kingdom, as well as the Sumbatishvili dynasty. He ruled over a chaotic period in the history of the region and faced several enemies, including the Principality of Kakheti, the Kingdom of Abkhazia and the Emirate of Tiflis. Adarnase ruled with the title of king for most of his reign, except for a short time during which he was forced to accept Byzantine suzerainty. Family origins The origins of Adarnase are disputed amongst modern historians. Marie-Félicité Brosset, who studied the Caucasus in the 19th century, believed that Adarnase came from a cadet scion of the Bagrationi dynasty, the family that was already governed several other Georgian territories at the time. According to this version, Adarnase was a descend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Grigol Of Hereti Grigor Hamam () or Grigol Hamam () (d. 897) was ruler of Hereti (Arran) between 893–897. He was one of the descendants of the princely family of the Mihranids. Prince Grigor Hamam occupied large part of Arran and even restored the Albanian kingship for a while.Каганкатваци, кн. III, гл. XXII Family Grigor married an unknown princess, with whom he had five sons: Issue * Apuli — was killed by his brother Smbat. * Smbat — ruler of the lands around Gandzasar, Lower Khachen. * Sahak Sevada — ruler of Gardman and Parisos. * Vasak — ruler over the Upper Khachen. * Adarnase the Patrikios — ruler of Hereti The Kingdom of Hereti ( ka, ჰერეთის სამეფო, tr) was a medieval Albanian monarchy which emerged in Caucasus on the Iberian- Albanian frontier. Nowadays it roughly corresponds to the southeastern corner of Georgia's Kakh .... References {{Georgia-hist-stub Monarchs of Hereti 897 deaths Year of birth u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kingdom Of Hereti The Kingdom of Hereti ( ka, ჰერეთის სამეფო, tr) was a medieval Albanian monarchy which emerged in Caucasus on the Iberian-Albanian frontier. Nowadays it roughly corresponds to the southeastern corner of Georgia's Kakheti region and a portion of Azerbaijan's northwestern districts. According to traditional accounts, the name of the province originated from the legendary patriarch "Heros", the son of Thargamos, who founded the city of Hereti (later known as Khoranta) at the Alazani River. Background From the earliest times, Hereti came under the rule of the Caucasian Albania. With the decline of Caucasian Albania, the area was gradually incorporated into the Iberian kingdom forming one of its duchies (saeristavo) in the 5th century and its peoples were eventually assimilated into the Georgians proper. It was when the name Hereti first appeared in the Georgian sources. Hereti was populated by Caucasian Albanians, Dagestani, Armenians, Persians and Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]