List of Bagrationi rulers of Georgia
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The Bagrationi dynasty
ruled various Georgia
n states between 575 and 1810.
Erismtavars of Kartli
Guaram I Kurapalate became the Erismtavars (Grand Duke) of Kartli (Georgian: Kartlis Erismtavari) in 575. His mother was a daughter of Vakhtang I Gorgasali
, king of Georgia, from the Parnavazian dynasty. The Erismtavars of Kartli from the Bagrationi family were:
Eristavs of Klarjeti
In 619, Guaram II, a son of Stepanoz I, became Duke (Georgian: Eristavi) of Klarjeti. The Eristavs of Klarjeti from the Bagrationi family were:
Kings of Tao-Klarjeti
Ashot I the Great
was the first Bagrationi king Tao-Klarjeti, founding the royal dynasty in 809. His father was Adarnase
, Eristavi of Klarjeti. The Kings of Tao-Klarjeti were:
, Basiani, Speri and Tortomi. Its first ruler, who took the title "King of Georgians", was Adarnase II. The kings of this kingdom were:
, Samegrelo
, Abkhazeti (Abkhazia
), Guria
and Svaneti
. Bagrat's mother was Queen Gurandukht, a daughter of Giorgi II of Abkhazeti. The Bagratids went on to provide a series of notable kings and queens of Georgia, particularly David the Builder and Tamar of Georgia
. In 1204, Queen Tamar founded the Empire of Trebizond
(now part of Turkey). More on the Bagrationis can be found on List of Georgian Kings and Kingdom of Imereti
.
Kings of the united Georgian Kingdom from the Bagrationi dynasty were:
Kings of Imereti
, King of Imereti
(Western Georgia) from 1789 until 1810. By the end of the 18th century the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) was frequently attacked by the Persıans and almost totally devastated. In 1801 Giorgi XII asked the Russian Empire
for protection and instead was incorporated into the Russian Empire. Solomon II was deposed in 1810 when the Russians invaded his kingdom, completing their conquest of Georgia.
The main sources of the history of the dynasty of Bagrationi include the following Georgian chronicles of the 10th - 18th centuries: "Chronicle of Sumbat Davitis dze (Bagrationi) about the Bagrationis of Tao-Klarjeti", "Moktsevai Kartlisai", "Tskhovreba Kartvelta Mepeta", "Matiane Kartlisa".
Bagrationi Dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was the ruling family of Georgia. Their ascendency lasted from the early Middle Ages until the early 19th century. In modern usage, this royal line is frequently referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, a Hellenized form of their dynastic name.The origin of the Bagrationi...
ruled various Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
n states between 575 and 1810.
Erismtavars of KartliKartliKartli is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari , on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia, Kartli played a crucial role in ethnic and political consolidation of the Georgians in the Middle Ages...
(575-605, 786-809)
Guaram I Kurapalate became the Erismtavars (Grand Duke) of Kartli (Georgian: Kartlis Erismtavari) in 575. His mother was a daughter of Vakhtang I GorgasaliVakhtang I Gorgasali
Vakhtang I "Gorgasali" , of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king of Iberia, natively known as Kartli in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century. Gorgasali is a sobriquet meaning in Iranian "wolf’s head"...
, king of Georgia, from the Parnavazian dynasty. The Erismtavars of Kartli from the Bagrationi family were:
- Guaram I Kurapalate (575-590)
- Stepanoz I Kurapalate (590-605)
- Ashot I Kurapalate (786-809)
Eristavs of KlarjetiKlarjetiKlarjeti was a province of ancient and medieval Georgia, which is currently part of the Artvin Province in northeastern Turkey. Klarjeti, the neighboring province of Tao and several other smaller districts constituted a larger region with shared history and culture conventionally known as...
(619-779)
In 619, Guaram II, a son of Stepanoz I, became Duke (Georgian: Eristavi) of Klarjeti. The Eristavs of Klarjeti from the Bagrationi family were:
- Guaram II (619-678)
- Varazbakur (678-705)
- NerseNerseNerse is a village located in Karnataka, India....
(705-742) - Adarnase (742-779)
Kings of Tao-KlarjetiTao-KlarjetiTao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgian principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Ardahan and Kars...
(809-888)
Ashot I the GreatAshot I Kuropalates
Ashot I the Great was a presiding prince of Iberia , first of the Bagratid family to have attained to this office c. 813. From his base in Tao-Klarjeti, he fought to enlarge the Bagratid territories and sought the Byzantine protectorate against the Arab encroachment until being murdered c. 830...
was the first Bagrationi king Tao-Klarjeti, founding the royal dynasty in 809. His father was Adarnase
Adarnase
Adarnase may refer to:* Adarnase, Eristavt Eristavi - King of the Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti co-ruler from 826-869* Adarnase II - King of the Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti from...
, Eristavi of Klarjeti. The Kings of Tao-Klarjeti were:
- Ashot I KuropalatesAshot I KuropalatesAshot I the Great was a presiding prince of Iberia , first of the Bagratid family to have attained to this office c. 813. From his base in Tao-Klarjeti, he fought to enlarge the Bagratid territories and sought the Byzantine protectorate against the Arab encroachment until being murdered c. 830...
(809-826) - Bagrat I Kurapalate (826-876. In 826-869 co-ruler of the Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti was Adarnase I)
- David I of Georgia Kurapalate (876-881)
- Adarnase II (881-888)
Kings of All the Georgians (888-1008)
In 888, the "Kingdom of all the Georgians" (Georgian: Kartvelta Samepo) was founded, incorporating the regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kola-Artaani, Shavsheti, Tao-KlarjetiTao-Klarjeti
Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used in modern history writing to describe the historic south-western Georgian principalities, now forming part of north-eastern Turkey and divided among the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Ardahan and Kars...
, Basiani, Speri and Tortomi. Its first ruler, who took the title "King of Georgians", was Adarnase II. The kings of this kingdom were:
- Adarnase II (888-923)
- David II of Georgia (923-937)
- BagratBagratBagrat is a male name popular in Armenia and medieval Georgia. It is derived from the Old Persian Bagadāta, "god-given". The dynastic names of the Bagratids come from this name....
Magistros (937-945. (Ruled without title) - Ashot IV (945-954)
- Sumbat I (954-958)
- Bagrat IIBagrat II of TaoBagrat II was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and hereditary ruler of Upper Tao, with the title of eristavt-eristavi, "duke of dukes", from 961 to 966....
(958-975. Co-rulers: Adarnase III in 961-966 and David IIIDavid III of TaoDavid III Kuropalates or David III the Great , also known as David II, was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid family of Tao/Tayk, a historic region in the Georgian–Armenian marchlands, from 966 until his murder in 1000...
in 966-975) - Gurgen II (975-1008. Co-ruler was his son Bagrat III, since 978, who ruled also the Kingdom of Abkhazeti).
Kings of the united Georgian Kingdom (978-1466)
The United Kingdom of Georgia was established in 978. In this year Bagrat III, son of Gurgen II, become the ruler of the Kingdom of Western Georgia (Kingdom of Abkhazeti), including the Principalities of ImeretiImereti
Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region...
, Samegrelo
Samegrelo
Samegrelo/Samargalo or Megrelia, Mingrelia is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi.It is inhabited by the Megrelians, an ethnic subgroup of the Georgians.-Geography and Climate:...
, Abkhazeti (Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
), Guria
Guria
Guria is a region in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 143,357 and Ozurgeti is a regional capital.-Geography:...
and Svaneti
Svaneti
Svaneti is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of the country. It is inhabited by the Svans, a geographic subgroup of the Georgians.- Geography :...
. Bagrat's mother was Queen Gurandukht, a daughter of Giorgi II of Abkhazeti. The Bagratids went on to provide a series of notable kings and queens of Georgia, particularly David the Builder and Tamar of Georgia
Tamar of Georgia
Tamar , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was Queen Regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. Tamar presided over the "Golden age" of the medieval Georgian monarchy...
. In 1204, Queen Tamar founded the Empire of Trebizond
Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond, founded in April 1204, was one of three Byzantine successor states of the Byzantine Empire. However, the creation of the Empire of Trebizond was not directly related to the capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, rather it had broken away from the Byzantine Empire...
(now part of Turkey). More on the Bagrationis can be found on List of Georgian Kings and Kingdom of Imereti
Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti was established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagration when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held...
.
Kings of the united Georgian Kingdom from the Bagrationi dynasty were:
- Bagrat III (978-1014)
- Giorgi I (1014-1027)
- Bagrat IVBagrat IV of GeorgiaBagrat IV , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the King 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 Seljuqid empires...
(1027-1072) - Giorgi II (1072-1089)
- David IV the Builder (1089-1125)
- Demetre IDemetre IDemetrius I , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was King of Georgia from 1125 to 1156. He is also known as a poet.-Life:Demetrius was the eldest son of King David the Builder by his first wife Rusudan...
(1125-1155) - David VDavid V of GeorgiaDavid V , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Georgia c. 1154/5.He was an elder son of King Demetre I. Fearing that Demetre would make his younger son Giorgi an heir to the throne, David attempted a revolt in 1130...
(1155-1156) - Giorgi III (1156-1184)
- Tamar of GeorgiaTamar of GeorgiaTamar , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was Queen Regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. Tamar presided over the "Golden age" of the medieval Georgian monarchy...
(1184-1213) - Giorgi IV Lasha (1213-1223)
- RusudanRusudan of GeorgiaQueen Rusudan , from the Bagrationi dynasty, ruled Georgia in 1223–1245.- Life :Daughter of Queen Tamar of Georgia by David Soslan, she succeeded her brother George IV of Georgia on January 18, 1223. George’s untimely death marked the beginning of the end of the Georgian “golden age”...
(1223-1245) - David VI NarinDavid VI NarinDavid VI Narin , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia in 1245–1293. From 1259 to 1293, he ruled the kingdom of Imereti under the name David I as a vassal state of Georgia.-Life:...
(1245-1293) - David VII UluDavid VII UluDavid VII Ulu , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia in 1247–1270. He reigned over the eastern part of the country from 1259 to 1270.-Life:David was an illegitimate son of King Giorgi IV Lasha by a non-noble woman...
(1247-1270) - Demetre IIDemetre II of GeorgiaSaint King Demetrius II the Self-sacrificer , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia in 1270–1289.-Life:...
(1271-1289) - Vakhtang IIVakhtang II of GeorgiaVakhtang II , of the dynasty of Bagrationi, was king of Georgia from 1289 to 1292. He reigned during the Mongol dominance of Georgia....
(1289-1293) - David VIIIDavid VIII of GeorgiaDavid VIII , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia in 1293–1311.Eldest son of Demetre II the Self-sacrificing, he was appointed by the Ilkhan ruler Gaikhatu as king of Georgia as reward for his military service during the Rümelian uprising in 1293...
(1293-1299, 1300-1308) - Giorgi VGeorge V of GeorgiaGeorge V, the "Brilliant" was King of Georgia from 1299 to 1302 and again from 1314 until his death. A flexible and far-sighted politician, he recovered Georgia from a century-long Mongol domination, restoring the country’s previous strength and Christian culture.-Reign:George was born to King...
(1299, 1314-1346) - Giorgi VI (1308-1313)
- David IXDavid IX of GeorgiaDavid IX of Georgia , from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Georgia from 1346 until his death.-Family:David was the only known son of George V of Georgia. The identity of his mother is not known. The "Georgian Chronicle" of the 18th century reports George V marrying a daughter of "the Greek...
(1346-1360) - Bagrat VBagrat V of GeorgiaBagrat V, “the Great” was the son of the Georgian king Davit IX with whom he was co-ruler from 1355, and became king after the death of his father in 1360....
(1360-1393) - Giorgi VIIGeorge VII of GeorgiaGeorge VII was king of Georgia from 1393 to 1407 .George was the son of the king Bagrat V and his first wife Helena of Trebizond...
(1393-1407) - Konstantine IConstantine I of GeorgiaConstantine I was King of Georgia from 1407 to 1411 .He was the elder son of King Bagrat V of Georgia by his second wife, Anna of Trebizond. His maternal grandparents were Alexios III of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene....
(1407-1411) - Alexander I the GreatAlexander I of GeorgiaAlexander I, “the Great” , of the Bagrationi house, was king of Georgia from 1412 to 1442. Despite his efforts to restore the country from the ruins left by the Turco-Mongol warlord Timur Leng’s invasions, Georgia never recovered and faced the inevitable fragmentation that was followed by a long...
(1412-1442) - Vakhtang IVVakhtang IV of GeorgiaVakhtang IV , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was King of Georgia from 1442 until his death.Vakhtang was the eldest son of Alexander I of Georgia by his first wife Dulandukht. He was raised to the co-kingship by his father in 1433...
(1442-1446) - Giorgi VIIIGeorge VIII of GeorgiaGeorge VIII was a king of Georgia, though already fragmentised and dragged into a fierce civil war, from 1446 to 1465...
(1446-1466)
Kings of ImeretiKingdom of ImeretiThe Kingdom of Imereti was established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagration when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held...
(1463 - 1810)
- Bagrat IIBagrat VI of GeorgiaBagrat VI , a representative of the Imeretian branch of the Bagrationi royal house, was a king of Imereti from 1463, and a king of Georgia from 1465 until his death.-Life:...
(1463–1478) - Alexander IIAlexander II of ImeretiAlexander II was a king of Georgia in 1478 and of Imereti from 1483 to 1510.In 1478, his father Bagrat VI died and Alexander became king of Georgia, initially ruling its two major regions, Imereti in the west and Kartli in the east. Alexander was expelled from the kingdom by a rival prince...
(1478–1510) - Bagrat IIIBagrat III of ImeretiBagrat III , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king 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...
(1510–1565) - Bagrat IVBagrat IV of ImeretiBagrat IV , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1589 to 1590. Bagrat was a son of Prince Rostom, a grandson of King Alexander II of Imereti...
(1565–1585) - LeonLeon of ImeretiLeon , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1585 to 1588. He succeeded on the death of his father, George II, in 1585 when he was twelve years old. With his ascend to the throne, Leon faced a revolt by his own uncle, Constantine, who defied the royal authority and took control of...
(1585–1588) - RostomRostom of ImeretiRostom , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti in the periods of 1588–1589 and 1590–1605. A son of Constantine, sometime claimant to the crown of Imereti, he was raised to the throne through the support of Mamia IV Dadiani, prince of Mingrelia, who had deposed King Leon of Imereti in 1588...
(1588–1589, 1590–1605) - George IIGeorge II of ImeretiGeorge II , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1565 to 1585. He succeeded on the death of his father, Bagrat III. With his ascend to the throne, George found himself involved in the civil war among the princes of western Georgia. He sided with his nominal vassal, Prince George...
(1589-1589) - George III of ImeretiGeorge III of ImeretiGeorge III , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1605 to 1639. George succeeded on the death of his brother, Rostom of Imereti, but his authority was seriously challenged by the energetic prince of Mingrelia, Levan II Dadiani, whose increasing influence over the western Georgian...
(1605–1639) - Alexander IIIAlexander III of ImeretiAlexander III , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1639 to 1660.Alexander succeeded upon the death of his father, George III of Imereti, in 1639. Most of his reign was spent in the struggle against the powerful prince of Mingrelia, Levan II Dadiani, who refused to acknowledge...
(1639–1660) - Bagrat VBagrat V of ImeretiBagrat V , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti, whose troubled reign in the years of 1660—1661, 1663—1668, 1669—1678, and 1679—1681, was marked by extreme instability and feudal anarchy in the kingdom....
(1660–1661, 1663–1668, 1669–1678, 1679–1681) - Vakhtang TchutchunashviliVakhtang TchutchunashviliVakhtang Tchutchunashvili was a Georgian adventurer who usurped the crown of Imereti, western Georgia, in the years of 1660-1661 and 1668....
(1661–1663) - ArchilArchil of ImeretiArchil , was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi Dynasty and poet. He ruled as king of Imereti in western Georgia and of Kakheti in eastern Georgia...
(1661–63, 1678–79, 1690–91, 1695–96, 1698) - DemetreDemetre of GuriaDemetrius of Imereti, also known as Demetrius of Guria or Demetrius Guriele ruled the Kingdom of Imereti briefly from 1663 to 1664. He had earlier become Duke of Guria.-External links:*...
(1663–1664) - George IVGiorgi III GurieliGiorgi III Gurieli , of the Georgian House of Gurieli, was a prince of Guria from 1664 to 1684 and a de facto king of Imereti from 1681 to 1683. He succeeded his father, Kaikhosro I, as prince of Guria and secured his throne through paying tribute to the Ottoman Empire. He was energetically...
(1681–1683) - Alexander IVAlexander IV of ImeretiAlexander IV , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1683 to 1690 and again from 1691 to 1695.A natural son of Bagrat V of Imereti, he was a political hostage at the eastern Georgian court of George XI of Kartli at the death of his father in 1681...
(1683–1690, 1691–1695) - SimonSimon of ImeretiSimon , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1699 to 1701. An illegitimate son of Alexander IV of Imereti, he was brought up at the court of Erekle I of Kartli, while Imereti was embroiled in the civil war among several claimants to the throne. In 1699, the Ottoman government...
(1690–1701) - George VGeorge V of ImeretiGeorge V "Gochia" was King of Imereti from 1696 to 1698. He is frequently referred to as George IV when Giorgi III Gurieli, who had reigned as George IV of Imereti from 1681 to 1683, is omitted from the list of the kings of Imereti....
(1696–1698) - MamiaMamia III GurieliMamia 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....
(1701–02, 1711, 1713) - George VIGiorgi-Malakia AbashidzeGiorgi-Malakia Abashidze was a Georgian nobleman and King of Imereti as George VI from 1702 to 1707. He was a member of the prominent Abashidze family....
(1702–1707) - George VIIGeorge VII of ImeretiGeorge VII , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti in the periods of 1707-11, 1712-13, 1713-16, and 1719–1720....
(1707–11, 1712–13, 1713–16, 1719–1720) - George VIIIGiorgi IV GurieliGiorgi IV Gurieli , of the House of Gurieli, was a prince of Guria from 1711 to 1726, and a king of Imereti in western Georgia in 1716 and 1720. He was installed as prince of Guria by his father, Mamia III Gurieli, then the king of Imereti, in 1711. He was briefly dispossessed by his brother,...
(1716, 1720) - Alexander VAlexander V of ImeretiAlexander V of Imereti , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1720 to 1741 and again from 1742 until his death in March 1752....
(1720–1741, 1742–1752) - George IXGeorge IX of ImeretiGeorge IX , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti in 1741. The third son of George VII of Imereti by his wife Tamar , he was enthroned after his brother Alexander V was ousted in the Ottoman-sponsored coup. Later that year, he was rescinded and Alexander regained the crown...
(1741) - Solomon ISolomon I of ImeretiSolomon I , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1752 to 1766 and again from 1768 until his death in 1784....
(1752–1766, 1768–1784) - TeimurazTeimuraz of ImeretiTeimuraz , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1766 to 1768. A son of Prince Mamuka, sometime claimant to the crown of Imereti, he was enthroned by the Ottoman government after the deposition of his cousin, King Solomon I. He ruled under the Turkish protection until Solomon...
(1766–1768) - David IIDavid II of ImeretiDavid II , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1784 to 1789 and from 1790 to 1791.He was the son of George IX of Imereti, who had briefly ruled in 1741. After the death of his cousin, King Solomon I, he became a regent but prevented the rival princes David and George from being...
(1784–1789, 1790–1791) - Solomon IISolomon II of ImeretiSolomon II , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810....
(1789–1790, 1792–1810)
The Russian invasion (1801-1810)
The last king of the Bagrationi dynasty was Solomon IISolomon II of Imereti
Solomon II , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810....
, King of Imereti
Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti was established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagration when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held...
(Western Georgia) from 1789 until 1810. By the end of the 18th century the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) was frequently attacked by the Persıans and almost totally devastated. In 1801 Giorgi XII asked the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
for protection and instead was incorporated into the Russian Empire. Solomon II was deposed in 1810 when the Russians invaded his kingdom, completing their conquest of Georgia.
The main sources of the history of the dynasty of Bagrationi include the following Georgian chronicles of the 10th - 18th centuries: "Chronicle of Sumbat Davitis dze (Bagrationi) about the Bagrationis of Tao-Klarjeti", "Moktsevai Kartlisai", "Tskhovreba Kartvelta Mepeta", "Matiane Kartlisa".