David I ( ka, დავით I) (died February 23, 943) was a
Georgian
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prince of the
Bagratid dynasty of
Tao-Klarjeti Tao-Klarjeti may refer to:
* Tao-Klarjeti, part of Georgian historical region of Upper Kartli
* Kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti, AD 888 to 1008
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who ruled, with the title of ''
mampali'', in
Adjara and
Nigali from 889 and in
Klarjeti
Klarjeti ( ka, კლარჯეთი ) was a province of ancient and medieval Georgia, which is now part of Turkey's Artvin Province. Klarjeti, the neighboring province of Tao and several other smaller districts, constituted a larger region wi ...
from 900 until his abdication in 943.
David was the oldest son of
Sumbat I, founder of the Klarjeti line of the Bagratids. Upon Sumbat’s death in 889, David’s younger brother
Bagrat I became a successor in Klarjeti, while David’s holdings were confined to the less important territories of Adjara and Nigali. With Bagrat’s death in 900, David retrieved Klarjeti with its key fortress and trading town of
Artanuji. He abdicated in favor of his son
Sumbat II and died as a monk in 943.
David is mentioned by
Constantine Porphyrogenitus
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959. He was the son of Emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife, Zoe Ka ...
in his ''
De Administrando Imperio'' which renders David's title in
Greek
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as ''mampalis'' (μάμπαλις) and incorrectly translates it as "all-holy".
[Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), ''Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts'', p. 388. Peeters Publishers, ]
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943 deaths
Bagrationi dynasty of Klarjeti
Grand dukes of Klarjeti
10th-century monarchs of Georgia
Year of birth unknown
9th-century people from Georgia (country)
9th-century monarchs in Asia
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