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KAKHETI

The Bagration Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1603 - 1604 H.M. The Most High King Davit I, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kakheti, second son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri II, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Tinatina, daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bardzim-Koiar Zedginidze, Prince of Samilakhoro, Amir-Akhori, and Governor of Gori. Proclaimed after the deposition of his father, November 1603. m. ca. 1581, H.M. The Most High Queen St Kethavan (b. 1565; k. at Shiraz, after prolonged tortures for refusing to give up the Christian faith, 14^th September 1624), daughter of Prince Ashotani Ashotani of Mukhrani. He was k. at Shiraz, 21^st October 1604, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) H.M. Taimuraz I, King of Kartli and Kakheti - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Jesse [Keshish Khan]. A hostage with Shah Abbas II of Persia, September 1604. He was k. in battle.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Giorgi. A hostage with Shah Abbas II of Persia after 1610. He d. 1648.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni. b. 1592. Became a nun in Jerusalem under the name of Anastasia. Living in Persia in 1615.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Marta. m. at Gokca Deniz, 20^th September 1604, as his sixth wife (div. ca. 1614), H.M. 'Abu'l Muzaffar Abbas Shah I [Shah Abbas the Great], Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Herat, 27^th January 1571; d. at Ashraf, 21^st January 1629), third son of H.M. 'Abu'l Muzaffar Muhammad Muhammad Khuda Banda Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his second wife, Nawab-i-Sipihr Istibah Bilqis uz-Zamani Khair un-nisa Begum [H.M. the Mahd-i-Aliya], daughter of Mir 'Abdu'llah Khan II Mar'asi, Governor of Mazandaran - see Persia (Safawi). m. (second) …

1604 - 1605 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi III (IX), by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kakheti, third son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri II, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Tinatina, daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bardzim-Koiar Zedginidze, Prince of Samilakhoro, Amir-Akhori, and Governor of Gori. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, 21^st October 1604 and reigned for just six months. m. (first) before 8^th April 1590, a daughter of Adil Quraqulu, Elisam-Sultan, cousin german of Samkhal. m. (second) ca. 1602, a daughter of Kaikushru Pasha of Ganja. He was k. by his younger brother Konstantini I, 12^th March 1605 (bur. Alaverdi Monastery), having had issue, an only surviving son:

1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Jesse ['Isa Khan]. Governor of Kakheti for the Shah 1614-1615. He was k. during an uprising against his rule, 15^th September 1615.

1605 H.M. The Most High King Konstantini I, King of Kakheti. b. 1567, fourth son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri II, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Tinatina, daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bardzim-Koiar Zedginidze, Prince of Samilakhoro, Amir-Akhori, and Governor of Gori, educ. privately. Taken to Persia as a hostage, where he embraced Islam and lived for many years. Governor of Shirvan 1604-1605. Returned to Kakheti and murdered his brother and ascended the throne, 12^th March 1605. However, his subjects refused to acknowledge a Muslim and a patricide, and sort the aid of King Giorgi of Kartli. Defeated and k. in battle by the latter, October 1605 (reigned for six months before his death).

1605 - 1616, 1623 - 1632 and 1634-1648 H.M. The Most High King Taimuraz I [Taimuraz Khan], by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kartli and Kakheti. b. 1587, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Davit I, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen St Kethavan, daughter of Prince Ashotani of Mukhrani, educ. at Isfahan. Proclaimed on the death of his uncle, King Konstantini, October 1605. Fled to Imereti when Abbas I led a large army into the Caucasus to punish the Georgians for attempting unity in 1613. Fled to Imereti again when the Shah sent an army under Isa Khan to occupy Kakheti, 1614-1615. Returned after the murder of 'Isa Khan, made common cause with his brother kings and apealed to Russia and Poland for military aid. Taimurazi himself went in person to Istanbul to seak the aid of the Turkish Sultan. Abbas then invaded the country with a massive army, slaughtering a 100, 000 men and deporting a like number of prisoners, male and female, to Persia where they became prized slaves and concubines. He devastated the countryside, raised cities and towns and reduced villages to ashes, then repopolated the country with Turkomans and Tatars. Proclaimed as King of Khartli and Kakheti after the revolt of Giorgi Saakadze, 1623. Deposed King King Svimeon II and took full control of Kartli, 1630. Lost Kartli to Rustam Khan and fled to Imereti in 1632. Returned and resumed control over Kakheti, 1634. Pardoned and appointed as Vali of Kakheti 1638. Negotiatiated with the Tsar of Russia for a protectorate and took an oath of allegiance to him 23^rd April 1639. Forced into flight when King Rustam of Kartli invaded in 1648, he settled in Imereti oncemore, from where he continued the fight against the Persians. Visited Russia to continue negotiations 1657 and was received by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch at Moscow, June 1658. Went to Persia to negotiate terms but was cast into prison when his grandson returned from Russia and attempted to take control of Kakheti. Became a monk in extreme old age. Poet and man of letters; author of "Dialogue between Spring and Autumn", "Discource of Wine and Lips", and "Vard-bulbuliani" or "the Rose and the Nightingale". m. (first) at Thorgha, 1606, H.M. The Most High Queen Ana (d. 1609), second daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. m. (second) at Grem, 1612, H.M. The Most High Queen Khwarashan Darejan (d. 1659), daughter of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi X, King of Kartli. He d. in captivity at the Fortress of Astarabad, January 1663 (bur. Alaverdi Monastery), having had issue, a large family including, three sons and two daughters:

1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Levanti (s/o Queen Ana). Taken hostage by Abbas I in 1615 and castrated in revenge in 1620.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Aleksandri. b. ca. 1608 (s/o Queen Ana). Taken hostage by Abbas I in 1615 and castrated in an act of revenge in 1620. He d. immedately after his mutilation, 1620.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit, 5^th Prince of Mukhrani [Mukhrani-batoni] (s/o Queen Khwarashan Darejan). Granted the principality of Mukhrani, by his father, 1627. m. abroad, 1628, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni (d. December 1695, bur. St George's Church, Alaverdi), former wife of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank David Sidamoni, Duke of Aragvi, and daughter of The Noble Levanti Diasamidze Meskhe (a brother of the Catholicos Eudémoz Diasamidze). He was k. (v.p.) in battle against the Persians at Magharo, 1648 (bur. St George's Church, Alaverdi), having had issue, four sons and three daughters:
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Luarsabi. b. before 1644. He d. May 1659 (or February 1654).
- b) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Giorgi. b. 1645. Adopted by King Aleksandri III of Imereti, and appointed as Heir Apparent, 1649. He d. 1650 (bur. St George's Cathedral, Gelati).
- c) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Nikolaoz, who succeeded as H.M. Irakli I [Nazar 'Ali Khan], King of Kakheti - see below.
- d) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Iosseb. Affianced in 1646 to a sister of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch of Moscow.
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan [H.M. Queen Ekaterina Davidovna]. b. 1648. m. (first) 1658, as his first wife (div. 1659) H.M. The Most High King Bagrat IV, King of Imereti (d. 1681), son of H.M. Aleksandri III, King of Imereti. m. (second) Prince Gogoberidze. m. (third) at Tiflis, 22^nd March 1668, H.M. The Most High King Archili [Shah Nazar Khan], King of Kakheti and Imereti (b. 1647; d. 1698), eldest son of H.M. Vakhtang V [Shah Nawaz Khan], Vali of Kartli. She d. at Moscow, 5^th May 1719 o.s. (bur. Donskoï Monastery), having had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below.
- b) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Sistan-Darejan. m. 1684, General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Parsadan Tsitsishvili, Prince of Satsitsiano (d. at Moscow, 16^th May 1733 o.s., bur. Greek Church of St Nicholas, Kitaigorod), Joint Grand Master of the Household and Magistrate, eldest son of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Nodar Tsitsishvili, Prince of Khvemo-Satsitsiano. She had issue, four sons.
- c) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Anastazia.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Nestan-Darejan (d/o Queen Khwarashan Darejan). m. (first) 1623, as his second wife, General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zurab I Sidamoni, Duke of Aragvi (k. 1629), second son of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Nukzar Sidamoni, Duke of Aragvi. m. (second) at Kindzara, 1629, as his second wife, H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri III, King of Imereti (d. 1660), son of H.M. Giorgi III, King of Imereti. m. (third) 1661, H.M. The Most High King Vakhtang Jujuniashvili, King of Imereti (k. at Kutais, 1668). She was k. at Kutais Palace, 1668 (bur. St George's Cathedral, Gelati), having had issue, three sons by her first husband, and an only daughter by her second - see Georgia (Imereti).
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Tinatina (d/o Queen Khwarashan Darejan). m. 1637, H.M. 'Abu'l Muzafar Shah Safi I, Shahanshah of Persia (b. 1611; d. at Kashan, 12^th May 1642), eldest son of Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Baqir Safi Mirza, by his wife, Dil Aram Khanum - see Persia (Safawi).

1648 - 1656 united with Kartli under Rustam (which see).

1656 - 1664 interregnum under Persian governors.

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