A son of David XI of Kartli, he took refuge in Persia after his father was dislodged by the Ottoman invasion in 1578. He was raised at the shah’s court in Isfahan, brought up Muslim and adopted Persian customs.[1] Later, for his efforts, he was given a fiefdom in mainland Iran.[2] Around the mid 1590s, he assisted Farhad Khan Qaramanlu in arranging a match for Abbas I with a daughter of the Amilakhori noble family.[2] In 1615/1616, he was installed by Abbas I as a puppet king/khan in Kartli on the deposition of his cousin, King Luarsab II the Martyr. He exercised only a limited power confined to Lower Kartli and largely relied on Persian forces. Considered as a renegade, he was disgusted by most of the kingdom’s population and, in spite of the Persian presence, he was unable to control even seemingly loyal nobility. His short reign was spent mostly in the town of Bolnisi, where he died in 1619, to be succeeded by his son, Simon II (Semayun Khan). His half-brother Khosrow was given his land in Iran.[2]
Family
Bagrat was married to Anna, daughter of Alexander II of Kakheti. They had the following children:
bagrat, kartli, bagrat, georgian, ბაგრატ, 1569, 1619, also, known, bagrat, khan, king, kartli, eastern, georgia, effectively, serving, khan, persian, shah, abbas, from, 1615, 1616, 1619, bagrat, viiking, kartli, more, reign1615, 1616, 1619predecessorluarsab, k. Bagrat VII Georgian ბაგრატ VII 1569 1619 also known as Bagrat Khan was King of Kartli eastern Georgia effectively serving as a khan for the Persian shah Abbas I from 1615 1616 to 1619 Bagrat VIIKing of Kartli more Reign1615 1616 to 1619PredecessorLuarsab II of KartliSuccessorSimon II of KartliBorn1569Died1619IssueSimon II of KartliDynastyBagrationiFatherDavid XI of KartliReligionIslamKhelrtva Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife EditA son of David XI of Kartli he took refuge in Persia after his father was dislodged by the Ottoman invasion in 1578 He was raised at the shah s court in Isfahan brought up Muslim and adopted Persian customs 1 Later for his efforts he was given a fiefdom in mainland Iran 2 Around the mid 1590s he assisted Farhad Khan Qaramanlu in arranging a match for Abbas I with a daughter of the Amilakhori noble family 2 In 1615 1616 he was installed by Abbas I as a puppet king khan in Kartli on the deposition of his cousin King Luarsab II the Martyr He exercised only a limited power confined to Lower Kartli and largely relied on Persian forces Considered as a renegade he was disgusted by most of the kingdom s population and in spite of the Persian presence he was unable to control even seemingly loyal nobility His short reign was spent mostly in the town of Bolnisi where he died in 1619 to be succeeded by his son Simon II Semayun Khan His half brother Khosrow was given his land in Iran 2 Family EditBagrat was married to Anna daughter of Alexander II of Kakheti They had the following children Simon II King of Kartli Pahrijan Begum given in marriage to Shah Abbas I References Edit Mikaberidze 2015 p 165 a b c Floor amp Herzig 2012 p 474 Sources EditFloor Willem Herzig Edmund 2012 Iran and the World in the Safavid Age I B Tauris ISBN 978 1850439301 Mikaberidze Alexander 2015 Historical Dictionary of Georgia 2 ed Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 1442241466 External links EditBagrat VII in Georgian Preceded byLuarsab II King of Kartli1615 1616 1619 Succeeded bySimon II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bagrat VII of Kartli amp oldid 1087835083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
