Bagrat II (Georgian: ბაგრატ II) (937–994) was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and the titular king of Iberia-Kartli from 958 until his death. He was also known as Bagrat Regueni (ბაგრატ რეგუენი), "Regueni" being a moniker rendered in English as "the Simple".
Bagrat was the elder son of Sumbat I, whom he succeeded as “king of the Iberians” in 958. In spite of having a royal status, Bagrat only ruled northern or Hither Tao and, unlike his father, was not bestowed with the high Byzantine court title of curopalates, which was granted to Bagrat’s cousin and the ruler of southern or Thither Tao, Adarnase V. Professor Taqaishvili explains Bagrat’s epithet "Regueni" by his younger age upon his accession to the throne. Bagrat frequently appeared as a collaborator of his relative David III of Tao, the most influential person among the Bagratids of that time, aiding him against the Rawadids of Azerbaijan and even against his own son and co-king Gurgen during a brief split among the Bagratids. By 978, Gurgen had become a de facto king of Iberia, while his son Bagrat III had been adopted and designed as heir by David III of Tao, thus setting the stage for future unification of various Georgian polities into a single Bagratid realm.[1]
Bagrat had two sons:
Gurgen (died 1008), his successor as king of Iberia
bagrat, iberia, bagrat, georgian, ბაგრატ, georgian, prince, bagratid, dynasty, klarjeti, titular, king, iberia, kartli, from, until, death, also, known, bagrat, regueni, ბაგრატ, რეგუენი, regueni, being, moniker, rendered, english, simple, bagrat, iiking, iberi. Bagrat II Georgian ბაგრატ II 937 994 was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao Klarjeti and the titular king of Iberia Kartli from 958 until his death He was also known as Bagrat Regueni ბაგრატ რეგუენი Regueni being a moniker rendered in English as the Simple Bagrat IIKing of the Iberians more Reign958 994PredecessorSumbat I of IberiaSuccessorGurgen of IberiaDied994IssueGurgen of IberiaDynastyBagrationi dynastyFatherSumbat I of IberiaReligionGeorgian Orthodox ChurchBagrat was the elder son of Sumbat I whom he succeeded as king of the Iberians in 958 In spite of having a royal status Bagrat only ruled northern or Hither Tao and unlike his father was not bestowed with the high Byzantine court title of curopalates which was granted to Bagrat s cousin and the ruler of southern or Thither Tao Adarnase V Professor Taqaishvili explains Bagrat s epithet Regueni by his younger age upon his accession to the throne Bagrat frequently appeared as a collaborator of his relative David III of Tao the most influential person among the Bagratids of that time aiding him against the Rawadids of Azerbaijan and even against his own son and co king Gurgen during a brief split among the Bagratids By 978 Gurgen had become a de facto king of Iberia while his son Bagrat III had been adopted and designed as heir by David III of Tao thus setting the stage for future unification of various Georgian polities into a single Bagratid realm 1 Bagrat had two sons Gurgen died 1008 his successor as king of Iberia Sumbat died 992 References Edit Toumanoff Cyril 1967 Studies in Christian Caucasian History pp 490 5 Georgetown University Press Preceded bySumbat I King of Iberia958 994 Succeeded byGurgen This biography of a member of a Georgian royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bagrat II of Iberia amp oldid 1108444488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
