Rulers of Iberia/Georgia
(to 1505)


Pharnabazids


PHARNABAZUS (P'ARNAVAZ) I, 299-234 B.C.

SAUROMACES (SAURMAG) I (son), 234-159

Nimrodids or
Second Pharnabazid Dynasty


MERIBANES (MIRVAN) I
(son-in-law and adopted son), 159-109

P'ARNAJOM (son), 109-90

Artaxiads

ARTAXIAS (ARSACES/ARSHAK) I, 90-78
(brother-in-law of P'arnajom),
(son-in-law of Meribanes I),
(son? of Artavasdes I of Armenia)

ARTOCES (ARTOG), 78-63
(son of Artaxias I)

PHARNABAZUS II (BARTOM), 63-30
(son of Artoces)

Nimrodids

MERIBANES (MIRVAN) II, 30-20
son of P'arnajom

ARTAXIAS (ARSACES/ARSHAK) II,
son of Meribanes II,
20 B.C.-A.D. 1

Third Pharnabazid Dynasty

PHARASMANES I (ADERK), 1-58

MITHRIDATES (MIHRDAT) I, 58-106

AMAZASPUS (AMAZASP) I, 106-116
son of Mithridates I

PHARASMANES (P'ARSMAN) II, 116-132
the Good, son of Amazaspus I

RADAMISTUS (ADAM), 132-135
(son of Pharasmanes II)

PHARASMANES (P'ARSMAN) III, 135-185

AMAZASPUS (AMAZASP) II, 185-189 (son of Pharasmanes III)


Arsacids in Iberia


REV I the Just, 189-216
son of king Vologases II (180-191) of Armenia

VACH'E, 216-234
son of Rev I

BACURIUS (BAKUR) I, 234-249, (son of Vach'e)

MITHRIDATES (MIHRDAT) II, 249-265

AMAZASPUS (AMAZASP) III, anti-king 260-265

ASPACURES (ASP'AGUR) II, 265-284 (son of Mithridates II)

Chosroids

MERIBANES (MIRIAN) III, 284-361, son of the Great King of Iran

REV II, co-king 345-361, son of Meribanes III

SAUROMACES II, 361-363, diarch 370-378

ASPACURES II (VARAZ-BAKUR I), 363-365, son of Meribanes III

MITHRIDATES (MIHRDAT) III, 365-380, diarch 370-378, son of Aspacures II

ASPACURES III (VARAZ-BAKUR II), 380-394, son of Mithridates III

TIRIDATES (T'RDAT), 394-406, son of Rev II

PHARASMANES (P'ARSMAN) IV, 406-409, son of Aspacures III

MITHRIDATES (MIHRDAT) IV, 409-411, son of Aspacures III

ARCH'IL, 411-435, son of Mithridates IV

MITHRIDATES (MIHRDAT) V, 435-447, son of Arch'il

VAKHTANG I GORGASAL (GURGENES), 447-522, son of Mithridates V

DACH'I, 522-534, son of Vakhtang I

BACURIUS (BAKUR) II, 534-547, son of Dach'i

PHARASMANES (P'ARSMAN) V, 547-561, son of Bacurius II

PHARASMANES (P'ARSMAN) VI, 561-? brother's son of Pharasmanes V

BACURIUS (BAKUR) III ?-580, son of Pharasmanes VI


Presiding Princes of Iberia


GUARAM I the Guaramid, CUROPALATE, 588-c. 590
for the Emperor

STEPHEN I the Guaramid
passes to the Great King, c. 590-627

ADARNASE I the Chosroid, PATRICIAN
for the Emperor, 627-637/42

STEPHEN II the Chosroid, PATRICIAN
for the Emperor, 637/42-645
for the Caliph, 645-c. 650?

ADARNASE II the Chosroid
for the Caliph, c. 650?
PATRICIAN, for the Emperor, c. 662-684/5

GUARAM II the Guaramid
for the Caliph, 684/5-689
CUROPALATE, for the Emperor, 689-before 693

GUARAM III the Guaramid
CUROPALATE for the Emperor, before 693
for the Caliph, 693-c. 748

ADARNASE III Nersiani, CUROPALATE
for the Emperor, c. 748-760

NERSE Nersiani
for the Emperor, c. 760-772
for the Caliph, 775-779/80

STEPHEN III the Guaramid
for the Caliph, 779/780-786

ASHOT I Bagrationi (Bagratuni) CUROPALATE
for the Emperor and the Caliph, 813-830

BAGRAT I Bagrationi, CUROPALATE
for the Emperor and the Caliph, 842/3-876

DAVID I Bagrationi, CUROPALATE
for the Emperor and the Caliph, 876-881

GURGEN I Bagrationi, CUROPALATE
for the Emperor, 881-891


Kings and Curopalates of Iberia

(BAGRATID DYNASTY)


ADARNASE IV, KING, 888-923
CUROPALATE, 891-923

[Kings of Abasgia/Abkhazia control Iberia, 912-975]

DAVID II (son), titular KING, 923-937

ASHOT II (brother)
CUROPALATE, 923-954

SUMBAT I (brother)
CUROPALATE, 954-958, and titular KING, 937-958

BAGRAT II the Simple (son), titular KING, 958-994

ADARNASE (III) (son of Bagrat, Sumbat's brother)
CUROPALATE, 958-961

DAVID II the Great (son), CUROPALATE, 990-1000

GURGEN I (son of Bagrat II), CO-KING, 975
KING OF KINGS, 994-1008

BAGRAT III (son), CUROPALATE, 1000
KING OF KINGS, 1008

Kings of Abasgia/Abkhazia

(ANCH'ABAD DYNASTY)

LEO II, 767/68-811/12

THEODOSIUS II (son), 811/12-837/38

DEMETRIUS II (brother), 837/38-872/73

GEORGE I AGHTS'EPELI (brother), 872/73-878/79

JOHN SHAVLIANI (outsider), 878/79-c. 880

ADARNASE SHAVLIANI (son), c. 880-887/88

BAGRAT I (son of Demetrius II), 887/88-898/99

CONSTANTINE III (son), 898/99-916/17


Kings of Georgia
(Abasgia/Abkhazia and Iberia)

(BAGRATID DYNASTY)

BAGRAT III, 1008-1014, CUROPALATE, 1000

GEORGE I (son), 1014-1027

BAGRAT IV (son), 1027-1072
CUROPALATE, 1031-1032
NOBILISSIMUS, c. 1052
SEBASTUS, c. 1060

GEORGE II (son), 1072-1089
CUROPALATE, c. 1060
CAESAR, c. 1081

DAVID III (II) the Builder (AGHMASHENEBELI)
(son), 1089-1125 PANHYPERSEBASTUS
Co-Kings: GEORGE II, 1089-1112; DEMETRIUS (I), 1125

DEMETRIUS I (son), 1125-1155, 1155-1156

DAVID IV (III) (son), 1155

GEORGE III (brother), 1156-1184
Co-ruler: THAMAR, 1179

THAMAR the Great (daughter), 1184-1212
Co-Kings: DAVID SOSLAN (cousin and consort), c. 1193-1207; GEORGE (IV), 1205

GEORGE IV the Resplendent (son), 1212-1223

RUSUDAN (sister), 1223-1245
Co-King: DAVID (V), 1234

[Interregnum, 1245-1250]

DAVID V (IV) (son), 1250-1258, secedes in Abasgia/Abkhazia, or Imeretia

DAVID VI (V) (son of George IV), 1250-1269

[Interregnum, 1269-1273]

DEMETRIUS II the Devoted (son), 1273-1289

VAXTANG II of Imeretia (son of David V), 1289-1292
Co-King: DAVID (VII), 1291

DAVID VII (VI) (son of Demetrius II), 1292-1301
Co-King: George (VI), 1299

VAXTANG III (brother), 1301-1307
Co-Kings: DAVID (VII) and GEORGE (VI)

GEORGE V, the Little (son of David VII), 1307-1314
Co-Kings: DAVID (VII, d. 1310), and GEORGE (VI), Regent

GEORGE VI the Illustrious (son of Demetrius II), 1314-1346 [Imeretia recovered]

DAVID VIII (VII) (son), 1346-1360. Co-King BAGRAT (V), c. 1355

BAGRAT V the Great (son), 1360-1395. Co-King: GEORGE (VII), 1369 [Imeretia lost]

GEORGE VII (son), 1395-1405

CONSTANTINE I (brother), 1405-1412. Co-Kings: ALEXANDER (I), BAGRAT, GEORGE (sons), c. 1408

ALEXANDER I the Great (son), 1412-1442 (d. 1446). Co-Kings: VAXTANG (IV), DEMETRIUS (III), GEORGE (VIII) in Kakhetia, ZAAL (d. c. 1438) (sons). [Imeretia recovered]

VAXTANG IV (son), 1442-1446. Co-Kings: DEMETRIUS (III) and GEORGE (VIII)

DEMETRIUS III (brother), 1446-1453 de jure.

GEORGE VIII (brother), 1446-1465 de facto. Co-King: ALEXANDER (son), c. 1460 [secedes in Kakhetia as GEORGE I, 1466-1476]

BAGRAT VI (son of George, Alexander I's brother), 1465-1478. Co-King: CONSTANTINE (II), c. 1465

CONSTANTINE II (son of Demetrius III), 1478-1505

Partition of Georgia: ALEXANDER, son of GEORGE VIII, is recognised as King of Kakhetia in 1490 and ALEXANDER, son of Bagrat VI, is recognised as King of Imeretia in 1491.