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{{Infobox Former Subdivision
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|conventional_long_name = Duchy of Aragvi
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{{History of Georgia (country)}}
{{History of Georgia (country)}}
The '''Duchy of Aragvi''' ({{lang-ka|არაგვის საერისთავო}}, ''aragvis saerist'avo'') was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], strategically located in the upper [[Aragvi River|Aragvi valley]], in the foothills of the eastern [[Greater Caucasus]] crest, and ruled by a succession of ''[[eristavi]]'' ("[[duke]]s") from c. 1380 until being transferred to the royal crown in 1747.
The '''Duchy of Aragvi''' ({{lang-ka|არაგვის საერისთავო}}) was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], strategically located in the upper [[Aragvi River|Aragvi valley]], in the foothills of the eastern [[Greater Caucasus]] crest, and ruled by a succession of ''[[eristavi]]'' ("[[duke]]s") from c. 1380 until being transferred to the royal crown in 1747.


== History ==
== History ==
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The dukes of Aragvi had their residences at [[Dusheti]] and [[Sioni (townlet)|Sioni]], and the main fortress at [[Ananuri]]. [[Bodorna]] was their familial abbey and a burial ground.<ref name="traditio"/> Their possessions extended from the main ridge of the Great Caucasus in the north to the left bank of the [[Mtkvari]] (Kura) in the south, and from the [[Little Liakhvi River|Liakhvi River]] in the west to the mountains of [[Alevi, Georgia|Alevi]] and [[Gremi]] in the east – which formed the watershed between the valleys of the [[Ksani]] and the [[Aragvi]]. As of the 1770 census, the duchy's population amounted to 3,300 households. The duchy controlled a vital road to the [[North Caucasus]], which would later become the [[Georgian Military Road]],<ref name="allen">[[W.E.D. Allen|Allen, W.E.D.]] (1964), Trivia Historiae Ibericae, 2-4. ''[[Bedi Kartlisa]]'', 17-18; 45-46: pp. 165-8.</ref> as well as the fertile area of [[Bazaleti (historical area)|Bazaleti]].
The dukes of Aragvi had their residences at [[Dusheti]] and [[Sioni (townlet)|Sioni]], and the main fortress at [[Ananuri]]. [[Bodorna]] was their familial abbey and a burial ground.<ref name="traditio"/> Their possessions extended from the main ridge of the Great Caucasus in the north to the left bank of the [[Mtkvari]] (Kura) in the south, and from the [[Little Liakhvi River|Liakhvi River]] in the west to the mountains of [[Alevi, Georgia|Alevi]] and [[Gremi]] in the east – which formed the watershed between the valleys of the [[Ksani]] and the [[Aragvi]]. As of the 1770 census, the duchy's population amounted to 3,300 households. The duchy controlled a vital road to the [[North Caucasus]], which would later become the [[Georgian Military Road]],<ref name="allen">[[W.E.D. Allen|Allen, W.E.D.]] (1964), Trivia Historiae Ibericae, 2-4. ''[[Bedi Kartlisa]]'', 17-18; 45-46: pp. 165-8.</ref> as well as the fertile area of [[Bazaleti (historical area)|Bazaleti]].
[[File:Ananuri, Georgia — Ananuri Fortess and Monastery.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Ananuri was a castle and seat of the ''[[eristavi]]s'' ([[Duke]]s) of Aragvi.]]
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The energetic 17th-century dukes of Aragvi – [[Nugzar I, Duke of Aragvi|Nugzar]], [[Zurab Eristavi|Zurab]], and Zaal – waged a relentless struggle to achieve more autonomy from the royal authority of [[Kartli]] as well as to subdue the free mountainous communities of [[Pshavi]]-[[Khevsureti]] and [[Ertso-Tianeti]].<ref name="traditio"/><ref name="allen"/>


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In 1743, the rebellious Aragvians killed their duke Bezhan and surrendered the duchy to [[Teimuraz II of Kakheti|Teimuraz II]], a Georgian king of Kartli. Teimuraz converted the duchy into a royal [[appanage]] and gave it to his grandson Prince [[Vakhtang, son of Heraclius II of Georgia|Vakhtang]]. The surviving members of the ducal family were later removed by Teimuraz's son [[Erekle II]] to [[Kingdom of Kakheti|Kakheti]] and granted a smaller estate. Vakhtang died in 1756 and was succeeded by his brothers, first by [[Levan, son of Heraclius II of Georgia|Levan]] (died 1781), and then by [[Vakhtang-Almaskhan, son of Heraclius II of Georgia|Vakhtang-Almaskhan]], who was sent into exile by the [[Russian Empire|Russians]], once they [[Georgia within the Russian Empire|took control of Georgia]], in 1803. Later, the descendants of the dukes of Aragvi attempted to restore their titles and patrimonial estates in the Aragvi valley, but to no avail. In 1828, the [[Governing Senate|Russian Senate]] ruled their claims to be groundless.
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The energetic 17th-century dukes of Aragvi – Nugzar, Zurab, and Zaal – waged a relentless struggle to achieve more autonomy from the royal authority of [[Kartli]] as well as to subdue the free mountainous communities of [[Pshavi]]-[[Khevsureti]] and [[Ertso-Tianeti]].<ref name="traditio"/><ref name="allen"/>

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In 1743, the rebellious Aragvians killed their duke Bezhan and surrendered the duchy to [[Teimuraz II]], a Georgian king of Kartli. Teimuraz converted the duchy into a royal appanage and gave it to his grandson Prince [[Vakhtang, son of Heraclius II of Georgia|Vakhtang]]. The surviving members of the ducal family were later removed by Teimuraz's son [[Erekle II]] to [[Kingdom of Kakheti|Kakheti]] and granted a smaller estate. Vakhtang died in 1756 and was succeeded by his brothers, first by [[Levan, son of Heraclius II of Georgia|Levan]] (died 1781), and then by [[Vakhtang-Almaskhan, son of Heraclius II of Georgia|Vakhtang-Almaskhan]], who was sent into exile by the [[Russian Empire|Russians]], once they [[Georgia within the Russian Empire|took control of Georgia]], in 1803. Later, the descendants of the dukes of Aragvi attempted to restore their titles and patrimonial estates in the Aragvi valley, but to no avail. In 1828, the [[Governing Senate|Russian Senate]] ruled their claims to be groundless.


== List of dukes of Aragvi ==
== List of dukes of Aragvi ==
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===Sidamoni===
===Sidamoni===
*1578–1580 : Jason I
*1558–1580 : Jason I
**Founder of Sidamoni dynasty, recognized as ''Eristav of Aragvi'' by King Simeon of Georgia 1558
*1580–1600 : Avtandil I
*1580–1600 : Avtandil I
**Son of Jason I
*1600–1618 : Nugzar,
*1600–1611 : [[Nugzar I, Duke of Aragvi|Nugzar I]]
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*1618–1620 : Baadur I
**Grandson of Jason I by brother of Avtandil I, Baadur
*1620–1629 : Zurab I,
*1630–1635 : David I,
*1611–1619 : Baadur I
**Son of Nugzar I
*1635–1659 : Zaal I,
*1619–1629 : [[Zurab Eristavi|Zurab I]]
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*1659–1670 : Otar I
*1670–1687 : Revaz I
**Son of Nugzar I
*1687–1688 : Jason II
*1629–1635 : David I
*1688–1696 : George I
**Son of Nugzar I
*1696–1696 : Baadur II
*1635–1660 : Zaal I
**Son of Nugzar I
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*1660–1666 : Otar I
**Grandson of Nugzar I by brother of Baadur I; George
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*1666–1687 : Revaz I
**Son of Nugzar I
*1687-1687 : Jason II
**Grandson of Nugzar I by brother of Baadur I; George (brother of Otar I)
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*1687–1696 : Baadur II
**Son of Otar I
*1696–1723 : George I
*1696–1723 : George I
*1723–1725 : Otar II
**Son of Otar I
*1723–1724 : Otar II
*1725–1729 : Teimuraz I
**Son of George I
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*1729–1729 : Revaz II
*1729–1731 : Papuna I
*1724–1730 : Teimuraz I
**Son of Jason II, first cousin once removed of Otar II
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*1731–1739 : Bardzim I
*1730–1735 : Revaz II
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*1739–1743 : Bezhan
**Son of George I
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*1735–1739 : Bardzim I
**Son of George I

'''Pretenders/Anti-Eristavi'''
*1729-1742 : Revaz III
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*1742-1743 : Bezhan I

(Both installed by the Turks)


===Non-dynastic===
===Non-dynastic===
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===Bagrationi appanage===
===Bagrationi appanage===

*1747–1756: [[Vakhtang, Duke of Aragvi|Prince Vakhtang of Georgia]]
*1747–1756: [[Vakhtang, Duke of Aragvi|Prince Vakhtang of Georgia]]
*1756–1766: Vacant (royal domain)
*1756–1766: Vacant (royal domain)
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Former duchies of Georgia (country)|Aragvi]]
[[Category:Former duchies of Georgia (country)|Aragvi]]

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Duchy of Aragvi
არაგვის საერისთავო
Principality of the Kingdom of Kartli
1335-1743
CapitalDusheti
Area
 • Coordinates42°09′49″N 44°42′14″E / 42.16361°N 44.70389°E / 42.16361; 44.70389
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1335
• Disestablished
1743
 Succeeded by
Kingdom of Kakheti
Today part of Georgia
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The Duchy of Aragvi (Georgian: არაგვის საერისთავო) was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern Georgia, strategically located in the upper Aragvi valley, in the foothills of the eastern Greater Caucasus crest, and ruled by a succession of eristavi ("dukes") from c. 1380 until being transferred to the royal crown in 1747.

History

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The first known dukes of Aragvi belonged to the House of Shaburisdze which flourished in the 13th century. From this house, the duchy passed to those of Tumanisdze and, finally, in the 16th century, to the House of Sidamoni. This latter change of power took place sometime after 1569, when an obscure nobleman of the Sidamoni clan, with the aid of the dukes of the Ksani, massacred the Tumanisdze family and took control of their possessions. In the process of time, the tenure of a duke of Aragvi became hereditary, and the eristavi ranked as mtavari, one of the "undivided" princely houses of Georgia.[1]

The dukes of Aragvi had their residences at Dusheti and Sioni, and the main fortress at Ananuri. Bodorna was their familial abbey and a burial ground.[1] Their possessions extended from the main ridge of the Great Caucasus in the north to the left bank of the Mtkvari (Kura) in the south, and from the Liakhvi River in the west to the mountains of Alevi and Gremi in the east – which formed the watershed between the valleys of the Ksani and the Aragvi. As of the 1770 census, the duchy's population amounted to 3,300 households. The duchy controlled a vital road to the North Caucasus, which would later become the Georgian Military Road,[2] as well as the fertile area of Bazaleti.

Ananuri was a castle and seat of the eristavis (Dukes) of Aragvi.

The energetic 17th-century dukes of Aragvi – Nugzar, Zurab, and Zaal – waged a relentless struggle to achieve more autonomy from the royal authority of Kartli as well as to subdue the free mountainous communities of Pshavi-Khevsureti and Ertso-Tianeti.[1][2]

In 1743, the rebellious Aragvians killed their duke Bezhan and surrendered the duchy to Teimuraz II, a Georgian king of Kartli. Teimuraz converted the duchy into a royal appanage and gave it to his grandson Prince Vakhtang. The surviving members of the ducal family were later removed by Teimuraz's son Erekle II to Kakheti and granted a smaller estate. Vakhtang died in 1756 and was succeeded by his brothers, first by Levan (died 1781), and then by Vakhtang-Almaskhan, who was sent into exile by the Russians, once they took control of Georgia, in 1803. Later, the descendants of the dukes of Aragvi attempted to restore their titles and patrimonial estates in the Aragvi valley, but to no avail. In 1828, the Russian Senate ruled their claims to be groundless.

List of dukes of Aragvi

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Shaburidze

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  • c. 1380 : Mihai
  • c. 1430 : Shanshe I
  • c. 1440 : Nugzar I
  • c. 1465–1474 : Vameq I

Sidamoni

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  • 1558–1580 : Jason I
    • Founder of Sidamoni dynasty, recognized as Eristav of Aragvi by King Simeon of Georgia 1558
  • 1580–1600 : Avtandil I
    • Son of Jason I
  • 1600–1611 : Nugzar I
    • Grandson of Jason I by brother of Avtandil I, Baadur
  • 1611–1619 : Baadur I
    • Son of Nugzar I
  • 1619–1629 : Zurab I
    • Son of Nugzar I
  • 1629–1635 : David I
    • Son of Nugzar I
  • 1635–1660 : Zaal I
    • Son of Nugzar I
  • 1660–1666 : Otar I
    • Grandson of Nugzar I by brother of Baadur I; George
  • 1666–1687 : Revaz I
    • Son of Nugzar I
  • 1687-1687 : Jason II
    • Grandson of Nugzar I by brother of Baadur I; George (brother of Otar I)
  • 1687–1696 : Baadur II
    • Son of Otar I
  • 1696–1723 : George I
    • Son of Otar I
  • 1723–1724 : Otar II
    • Son of George I
  • 1724–1730 : Teimuraz I
    • Son of Jason II, first cousin once removed of Otar II
  • 1730–1735 : Revaz II
    • Son of George I
  • 1735–1739 : Bardzim I
    • Son of George I

Pretenders/Anti-Eristavi

  • 1729-1742 : Revaz III
  • 1742-1743 : Bezhan I

(Both installed by the Turks)

Non-dynastic

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Bagrationi appanage

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Toumanoff, Cyril (1949–51). The Fifteenth-Century Bagratids and the Institution of Collegial Sovereignty in Georgia. Traditio 7: 201-2.
  2. ^ a b Allen, W.E.D. (1964), Trivia Historiae Ibericae, 2-4. Bedi Kartlisa, 17-18; 45-46: pp. 165-8.
  3. ^ Toumanoff, Cyrille, Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour le Caucase chrétien (Arménie, Géorgie, Albanie), 1976
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