Kherkheulidze ( ka, ხერხეულიძე) was a Georgian noble family, originally in the southern province of Samtskhe where they held the locale called Kherkheti.

History

At the end of the 12th century, one of the members of this house is said to have appointed to the

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district of Nar where he married a local noblewoman and produced a new line of the family. Under the Russian rule, the Kherkheulidze were confirmed in the dignity of

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(1825, 1850, 1864). Bagrationi, Ioane (1768-1830)
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. The Kherkheulidze family was made famous by the 17th-century military commander Aghatang and his nine sons who bore the Georgian battle flag and all died at the

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in 1625.

Notable members

* Baaka Kherkheulidze, Georgian noblewoman * Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze

References

Georgian-language surnames {{Georgia-noble-stub