This is a list of kings and queens regnant of the kingdoms of Georgia before Russian annexation in 1801–1810.
For more comprehensive lists, and family trees, of Georgian monarchs and rulers see lists of monarchs of Georgia.
Monarchs of Iberia
Iberian kings NamePortraitReignNotesPharnavaz Iფარნავაზ I302 – 234 BCKing of Iberia.Sauromaces Iსაურმაგ I234 – 159 BCKing of Iberia. Son of Pharnavaz.Mirian Iმირიან I159 – 109 BCKing of Iberia. Son-in-law and adopted son of Sauromaces I.Pharnajomფარნაჯომი109 – 90 BCKing of Iberia. Son of Mirian I.Artaxias Iარშაკ I90 – 78 BCKing of Iberia. Husband of Pharnajom's sister.Artocesარტაგი78 – 63 BCKing of Iberia. Son of Artaxias I.Pharnavaz IIფარნავაზ II63 – 30 BCKing of Iberia. Son of Artoces.Mirian IIმირიან II30 – 20 BCKing of Iberia. Son of Pharnajom.Artaxias IIარშაკ II20 BC – 1 ADKing of Iberia. Son of Mirian II.Pharasmanes I the Greatფარსმან I დიდი1 – 58King of Iberia. Grandson of Pharnavaz II.Mihrdat Iმირდატ I58 – 106King of Iberia. Son of Pharasmanes I.Amazasp Iამაზასპი106 – 116King of Iberia. Son of Mihrdat I.Pharasmanes II the Valiantფარსმან II ქველი116 – 132King of Iberia. Son of Amazasp I.Ghadamღადამი132 – 135King of Iberia. Son of Pharasmanes II.Pharasmanes IIIფარსმან III135 – 185King of Iberia. Son of Ghadam.Amazasp IIამაზასპ II185 – 189King of Iberia. Son of Pharasmanes III.Rev I the Justრევ I მართალი189 – 216King of Iberia. Son of Amazasp II's sister.Vacheვაჩე216 – 234King of Iberia. Son of Rev I.Bacurius Iბაკურ I234 – 249King of Iberia. Son of Vache.Mihrdat IIმირდატ II249 – 265King of Iberia. Son of Bacurius I.Amazasp IIIამაზასპ III260 – 265Anti-king of Iberia.Aspacures Iასფაგურ I265 – 284King of Iberia. Son of Mihrdat II.Mirian IIIმირიან III284 – 361King of Iberia. Husband of Aspacures I's daughter. The 1st Georgian king who adopted Christianity and introduced it as a state religion during his reign.Co-ruled with his son Rev II (345–361).Rev IIრევ II345 – 361Sauromaces IIსაურმაგ II361 – 363King of Iberia. Son of Rev II.Aspacures IIასფაგურ II363 – 365King of Iberia. Son of Mirian III.Mihrdat IIIმირდატ III365 – 380, diarch 370–378King of Iberia. Son of Aspacures II. Ruled with Sauromaces II between 370 and 378.Aspacures IIIასფაგურ III380 – 394King of Iberia. Son of Mihrdat III.Trdatთრდატი394 – 406King of Iberia. Son of Rev II.Pharasmanes IVფარსმან IV406 – 409King of Iberia. Son of Aspacures III.Mihrdat IVმირდატ IV409 – 411King of Iberia. Son of Aspacures III.Archil Iარჩილი411 – 435King of Iberia. Son of Mihrdat IV.Mihrdat Vმირდატ V435 – 447King of Iberia. Son of Archil.Vakhtang I Gorgasaliვახტანგ I გორგასალი447 – 522King of Iberia. Son of Mihrdat V.Dachiდაჩი522 – 534King of Iberia. Son of Vakhtang I.Bacurius IIბაკურ II534 – 547King of Iberia. Son of Dachi.Pharasmanes Vფარსმან V547 – 561King of Iberia. Son of Bacurius II.Pharasmanes VIფარსმან VI561 – ?King of Iberia. Son of Pharasmanes V's brother.Bacurius IIIბაკურ III? – 580The last king of Iberia. Son of Pharasmanes VI. Kingship was abolished by Hormizd IV of the Sasanian Empire.
Iberian presiding princes NamePortraitReignOverlordGuaram I 588 – 590Maurice Phocas Heraclius Stephen I590 – 627Adarnase I627 – 642Heraclius
Umar Stephen II 642 – 650Umar Uthman Ali Hasan
Mu'awiya I Yazid I Mu'awiya I Marwan I Abd al-Malik al-Walid I Sulayman Umar Yazid II Hisham al-Walid II Yazid III Ibrahim Marwan II Marwan II
al-Saffah al-Mansur Adarnase II 650 – 684Guaram II 684 – 693Guaram III 693 – 748Adarnase III 748 – 760Nerse 760 – 772Vacancy: 772 – 775Nerse 775 – 780al-Mansur al-Mahdi al-Hadi Stephen III 780 – 786 Vacancy: 786 – 813
Monarchs of all Georgia Legend + Duchy of Tao-Klarjeti (780–876) Principality of Iberia (813–888) Duchy of Javakheti (830–882)Duchy of Tao (830) Demoted to: Duchy of Upper Tao (930–1008)Restored to: Kingdom of the Iberians (888–1008) Duchy of Klarjeti (876–1028) Unified: Kingdom of Georgia (1008–1259) Kingdom of Western Georgia (1259–1330) Kingdom of Eastern Georgia (1259–1330)Kingdom of Georgia (1330–1490) Kingdom of Kakheti (1463–1746) Kingdom of Imereti (1490–1810) Kingdom of Kartli (1490–1746) Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (1746–1800)
Bagrationi monarchs RulerPortraitBornReignRuling partConsortDeathNotes Adarnase I 740? 780 – 807 Duchy of Tao(from 786 in Javakheti only) Unknownone child 807 Ashot I the Great 770 786 – 830 Duchy of Tao(with the Principality of Iberia since 813) Unknownfour children 830Nigali valley First of the Bagratid family to be Prince of Iberia, in 813. From his base in Tayk/Tao, he fought to enlarge the Bagratid territories and sought the Byzantine protectorate against the Arab encroachment. A patron of Christian culture and a friend of the church, he has been canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Bagrat I 822 830 – 876 Duchy of Lower Tao(with the Principality of Iberia) Unknown (of Armenia)three children 876 Children of Ashot, divided their patrimony. Bagrat was also Presiding Prince of Iberia, under Byzantine influence. Bagrat found himself in a constant struggle with the Arabs, the Abkhazians and the Kakhetians over the possession of central Iberia. Guaram left his property to his family, disregarding his own son. Adarnase II 825 830 – 867 Duchy of Upper Tao Bevreli of Abkhaziathree children 867 Guaram 825 830 – 882 Duchy of Javakheti Unknown (of Armenia)one child 882 Javakheti divided between both parts of Tao Gurgen I 850 867 – 891 Duchy of Upper Tao(with the Principality of Iberia since 881) Unknown (of Armenia)two children 891 Children of Adarnase II, divided their inheritance. Gurgen joined prince Adarnase and king Ashot I of Armenia against prince Nasra of Javakheti, who wanted to dispossess Adarnase of his patrimonial inheritance. Adarnase claimed a royal status since then, and Gurgen retained his patrimony. As for Sumbat, he ruled in Klarjeti with the title of mampali. Sumbat I 850 876 – 889 Principality of Klarjeti Khosrovanushtwo children 889 David I 850 876 – 881 Duchy of Lower Tao(with the Principality of Iberia) Unknowntwo children 881 Adarnase IV 850 881 – 923 Kingdom of Iberia(in only Lower Tao until 888) Unknownsix children 923 Adarnase, his cousin prince Gurgen of Iberia and king Ashot I of Armenia fought against prince Nasra of Tao-Klarjeti, who wanted to dispossess Adarnase of his patrimonial inheritance. The victory allowed the latter to claim a royal status for himself. Adarnase was, then, responsible for the restoration of the Iberian kingship, merging the principality of Iberia with his duchy of Lower Tao. The kingdom had been in abeyance since it had been abolished by Sasanian Empire in the 6th century. David I the Great 875 889 – 23 February 943 Duchy of Klarjeti Unknownone child 23 February 943 Children of Sumbat I, ruled jointly. Bagrat I 875 889 – 20 April 900 Unknownfive children 20 April 900 Adarnase III 875 891 – 896 Duchy of Upper Tao Unknownthree children 896 Died young. Left no descendants, and was succeeded by his uncle. 890 896 – 908 Duchy of Upper Tao Unmarried 908 Ashot I (II) the Immature 875 908 – 918 Duchy of Upper Tao Unmarried 918Tbeti Previous regent, later assumed the throne. Gurgen II the Great 890 918 – 14 February 941 Duchy of Upper Tao Unknown (of Klarjeti)one child 14 February 941 A patron of local monastic communities, Gurgen presided over the construction of a new cathedral at Khandzta. Gurgen was an energetic ruler and accumulated in his hands much power, ruling over Tao, parts of Klarjeti and Javakheti, and also Adjara and Nigali. The expansion of his territories was at the expense of his cousins and neighbours. However, left no male children and his lands went to his cousins. David II 890 923 – 937 Kingdom of Iberia Unmarried 937 In spite of his royal title and unlike his father, David did not bear the traditional high Byzantine title of curopalates, which was bestowed by the emperor upon David's younger brother Ashot II. As a result, David's influence and prestige were overshadowed by those of this younger brother. Sumbat I 890 937 – 958 Kingdom of Iberia(with Lower Tao since 954) Unknowntwo children 958 Brothers of David II; The Iberian kingdom split and Lower Tao re-emerged, to be reunited with Upper Tao in 941. However, Lower Tao re-merged in Iberia in 954. Ashot II 890 937 – 25 February 954 Duchy of Tao Unmarried 25 February 954 Bagrat I 890 937 – March 945 Unknown (of Klarjeti)one child March 945 Sumbat II 910? 23 February 943 – 988 Duchy of Klarjeti Unknownone child 988 Adarnase IV 910? 25 February 954 – 961 Duchy of Upper Tao Unknowntwo children 961 Tao divided again; Adarnase received only the Upper part of Tao, while the Lower was again retained under the main Iberian line. Bagrat II the Simple 920? 958 – 994 Kingdom of Iberia Unmarried 994 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. Bagrat II 930? 961 – 966 Duchy of Upper Tao Unmarried 966 David III the Great 930? 966 – 1001 Duchy of Upper Tao Unknowntwo children 1001 David II 930? 988 – 993 Duchy of Klarjeti Unmarried 993 Sons of Sumbat II, ruled jointly for forty days, before Bagrat's death. Bagrat II 930? 988 Unknowntwo children 988 Sumbat III 950? 993 – 1011 Duchy of Klarjeti Unknowntwo children 1011 Gurgen II 940? 994 – 1008 Kingdom of Iberia Gurandukht of Abkhaziaone child 1008 In 1008, Bagrat, who had been King of Abkhazia since 978, inherited from his father Gurgen the crown of Iberia. The two kingdoms united into what came to be known as the Kingdom of Georgia. Bagrat III the Unifier Kutaisi 1001 – 1008 Duchy of Upper Tao Martha two children 7 May 1014Tao Nephew of Theodosius III of Abkhazia. United for the first time all the territory of Georgia. 1008 – 7 May 1014 Kingdom of Georgia In 1008, Upper Tao was annexed to the Byzantine Empire, and was then recovered by Georgia in 1073, in the aftermath of the Battle of Manzikert Bagrat III 970? 1011 – 1028 Duchy of Klarjeti Unmarried 1028 In 1028 he was imprisoned by Bagrat IV of Georgia, and died during captivity. His lands were absorbed by Georgia. In 1028, Klarjeti was annexed to Georgia George I 998 or 1002Kutaisi 7 May 1014 – 16 August 1027 Kingdom of Georgia Mariam of Vaspurakan 1018 four childrenAlda of Alaniaone child 16 August 1027Mqinwarni or Itaroni His mother, while regent, negotiated a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire, and returned with the high Byzantine title of curopalates for Bagrat in 1032. Bagrat had the opposition of: Prince Demetrius of Anacopia (1027–42), Magistros, Bagrat's half-brother, and son of Alda of Alania, had the support of his mother, the Byzantine Empire and the Liparitid clan.