Nasra or Nasri ( ka, ნასრა, tr) (died 888) was a
Georgian
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prince of the
Bagratid dynasty of
Tao-Klarjeti Tao-Klarjeti may refer to:
*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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involved and eventually killed in a dynastic war with his relatives.
The oldest and only surviving son of
Guaram Mampali
Guaram, the '' mampali'', ( ka, გუარამ მამფალი) (died 882) was a Georgian Bagratid prince and the youngest son of Ashot I, the founder of the Bagratid dynasty of Iberia/Kartli.
Guaram shared the control over the patrim ...
, Nasra murdered his cousin
David I,
curopalates of
Iberia, in 881. The reason for committing this crime probably was that Guaram Mampali prior to his death had given away his all territories which had practically left Nasra without an inheritance. After the murder, Nasra fled to the
Byzantine territory from where he was retrieved by his brother-in-law
Bagrat I of Abasgia. Bagrat also managed to secure the Byzantine military aid and invaded the Bagratid possessions on Nasra's behalf. Anxious to counterbalance the Byzantine influence in the
Caucasus,
Ashot I of Armenia interfered in support of David I’s son
Adnarnase. Thus, a Bagratid dynastic feud evolved into a regional conflict. Nasra succeeded in taking the forts of
Odzrkhe
Odzrkhe or Odzrakhe ( ka, ოძრხე or ) was a historic fortified town and the surrounding area in what is now Abastumani, Adigeni Municipality in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, southern Georgia.
History
According to medieval Georgian histo ...
, Juaristsikhe and Lomsianta, but was finally defeated, captured and put to death at
Aspindza
Aspindza ( ka, ასპინძა) is a ''daba'' ("small town") in southern Georgia's region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 2,793 (2014 census), mostly ethnic Georgians. It is located at around .
History
The word "Aspindza" deriv ...
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References
888 deaths
9th-century executions
Bagrationi dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti
Year of birth unknown
Medieval murderers
9th-century criminals
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