Zurab Shervashidze ( ka, ზურაბ შარვაშიძე; also known as Suraba Bey) was the ruler of
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
around 1770–1780. He was the youngest son of
Manuchar,
Prince of Abkhazia.
Zurab was banished, along with his father and brothers, by the
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1757. He later joined his brother in the revolt against Turkish rule, but was deposed by his nephew in 1779 or 1780.
References
Princes of Abkhazia
House of Shervashidze
Converts to Islam from Eastern Orthodoxy
Former Georgian Orthodox Christians
Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown
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