The Tsulukidze ( ka, წულუკიძე) are a
Georgian
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noble family, known in the western part of the country since 1451.
Toumanoff, Cyril
Cyril Leo Toumanoff (russian: Кирилл Львович Туманов; 13 October 1913 – 4 February 1997) was a Russian-born Georgian historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, ...
(1967). ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History'', p. 272. Georgetown University Press
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. According to a traditional account, they were elevated to a princely dignity (
tavadi
''Tavadi'' ( ka, თავადი, "prince", lit. "head/chief" an from ka, თავი ''tavi'', "head", with the prefix of agent ''-di'') was a feudal title in Georgia (country), Georgia first applied in the Late Middle Ages usually trans ...
) by King
George III of Imereti
George III ( ka, გიორგი III) (died 1639), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti from 1605 to 1639. Biography
George was a natural half-brother of Rostom of Imereti on whose death he succeeded in 1605, but his authority was se ...
in 1605.
Under the western Georgian
kings of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti ( ka, იმერეთის სამეფო, tr) was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagrationi when the Kingdom of Georgia was Triarchy and collapse of the Kingdom of Georgia, diss ...
, the Tsulukidze served as Constables of Lower Imereti and had a fiefdom in
Racha
Racha (also Račha, , ''Račʼa'') is a highland area in western Georgia, located in the upper Rioni river valley and hemmed in by the Greater Caucasus mountains. Under Georgia's current subdivision, Racha is included in the Racha-Lechkhumi and ...
, with a familial burial ground at the
Nikortsminda Cathedral
Nikortsminda Cathedral ( ka, ნიკორწმინდის ტაძარი) is a Georgian Orthodox Church, located in Nikortsminda, Racha region of Georgia.
Nikortsminda was built in 1010–1014 during the reign of Bagrat III of Georgia ...
. The Tsulukidze were involved in a series of civil wars which plagued Imereti until the eventual annexation by the
Russian Empire
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in 1810. The family was confirmed as princes (
knyaz
, or ( Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependi ...
) of the Russian Empire in 1850.
''Russian Biographic Dictionary''. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
The Tsulukidze family produced several notable political and military leaders from the 17th century into the 20th, including Sophia, Princess of Guria Sophia Gurieli ( ka, სოფიო გურიელი, tr), née Tsulukidze (წულუკიძე) (died 7 September 1829) was a princess consort of Guria, in southwestern Georgia, as the wife of Mamia V Gurieli. She served as regent for he ...
, General Varden Tsulukidze
Varden Tsulukidze ( ka, ვარდენ წულუკიძე) (1865 – 19 May 1923) was a Georgian military commander and anti-Soviet resistance leader.
Of a noble family, Tsulukidze served in the Imperial Russian army and was promoted ...
, and the Marxist
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revolutionary Alexander Tsulukidze
Alexander "Sasha" Tsulukidze ( ka, ალექსანდრე “საშა” წულუკიძე; russian: Александр Григорьевич Цулукидзе; 1 November 1876, Khoni – 8 June 1905, Kutaisi) was a Georgian ...
.
References
Noble families of Georgia (country)
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