The Duchy of Akhalkalaki ( ka, ახალქალაქის საერისთავო, referred as the Duchy of
Javakheti
Javakheti ( ka, ჯავახეთი ) or Javakhk ( hy, Ջավախք, ''Javakhk'') is a historical province in southern Georgia, corresponding to the modern municipalities of Akhalkalaki, Aspindza (partly), Ninotsminda, and partly to the Turk ...
) was a
duchy (''
saeristavo
Saeristavo ( ka, საერისთავო), in historical and scientific literature with this term is defined a territorial unit in old Georgia, which was ruled by Eristavi (duke).
List of the Duchies of Kingdom of Georgia
See also
* Er ...
'') in
medieval Georgia. Duchy was created by King
Leon III of Abkhazia
Leon III () was King of Abkhazia from 957 AD until 967 AD. He was the second son and successor of George II of the Anchabadze dynasty.
Life
He succeeded in 926 as viceroy of Kartli to his older brother Constantine, the latter was blinded and ...
(957–967).
History
It was first mentioned on the inscriptions in
Kumurdo Cathedral. Until 1021, the Dukes of Javakheti were members of
Marushiani family. It passed to the
Tmogveli and then the
Toreli family. From the 12th to 13th centuries, the Toreli family also owned estates in
Tori,
Lesser and
Inner Kartli. Pressured by the princes of
Samtskhe
Meskheti ( ka, მესხეთი) or Samtskhe ( ka, სამცხე) ( Moschia in ancient sources), is a mountainous area in southwestern Georgia.
History
Ancient tribes known as the Mushki (or Moschi) and Mosiniks (or Mossynoeci) were t ...
of the
Jaqeli
The House of Jaqeli ( ka, ჯაყელი) was a Georgian princely (''mtavari'') family and a ruling dynasty of the Principality of Samtskhe, an offshoot of the House of Chorchaneli.
History
"Jaqeli", literally meaning "of/from Jaqi", was o ...
dynasty in the 14th century, the Torelis were forced to moved to
Shida Kartli
Shida Kartli ( ka, შიდა ქართლი, , ; "Inner Kartli") is a landlocked administrative region (''Mkhare'') in eastern Georgia. It comprises a central part of the historical-geographic province of Shida Kartli. With an area of , S ...
and the duchy was absorbed into
Principality of Samtskhe.
nplg.gov.ge: ახალქალაქის ერისთავი
/ref>
Rulers
* Zuiai (~964)
* Vache (960 – 70's)
* Zviad (10–11th century)
* Pharsman Tmogveli (1023–1065)
* Varazbakur Toreli (1065 – ?)
* Kakha Toreli (1152)
* Gamrekeli Toreli (1170's – 1191)
* Kakha II Toreli (1191 – ?)
* Shalva Toreli-Akhaltiskheli (? – 1226)
* Gamrekeli III Toreli (1225 – ?)
* Kakha III Toreli (1250 – 70's)
* Gamrekel Ghobiari (13th century)
See also
*Duchy of Tskhumi
The Duchy of Tskhumi ( ka, ცხუმის საერისთავო) was a duchy (''saeristavo'') in a medieval Georgia. Ruled by a House of Shervashidze, the duchy existed from 8th to 14th century, in the north-western part of Georgia an ...
* Duchy of Racha
References
{{Georgia (country) topics
Duchies of the Kingdom of Georgia
Javakheti