Giorgi IV Gurieli (died 1726), of the House of Gurieli, was a prince of Guria from 1711 to 1726, and a king of Imereti (as George VIII) in western Georgia

Georgia (country)

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 in 1716 and 1720. He was installed as prince of Guria by his father, Mamia III Gurieli

Mamia III Gurieli

Mamia III "the Great", of the Gurieli, also known as the Black Gurieli was Prince of Guria from 1689 to 1714 and King of Imereti in 1701-02, 1711 and 1713....

, then the king of Imereti, in 1711. He was briefly dispossessed by his brother, Levan I Gurieli, from 1712 to 1714. In 1716, he seized the crown of Imereti, but was ousted later that year. Returning to Guria, he was twice dethroned by his brother Kaikhosro III Gurieli and then by Bezhan Dadiani

Dadiani

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 in 1717, but quickly regained the throne with the Ottoman

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support. In 1720, he briefly reinstated himself as king of Imereti, but was soon deposed and forced into Guria again.