Chiaber ( ka, ჭიაბერი) was a
Georgian
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noble (
didebuli) from eastern
Georgia
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in the 12th century. They were a foster son of
George III of Georgia
George III ( ka, გიორგი III) (died 27 March 1184), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 8th King of Georgia from 1156 to 1184. He became king when his father, Demetrius I, died in 1156, which was preceded by his brother's revolt agains ...
.
In 1177 during the rebellion of Prince
Demna and the
Orbeli family, Chiaber – "honest and faithful man" – supported the monarchy against the insurgents. The
uprising
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was suppressed, and King
George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...
elevated him to the office of ''
Mejinibetukhutsesi'' (
High Constable
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), thus becoming the second man after ''
Amirspasalar
''Amirspasalar'' or ''amirspasalari'' ( ka, ამირსპასალარი, from fa, امیر سپه سالار, ) was the commander-in-chief of the medieval Georgian army and one of the highest officials of the Kingdom of Georgia, comm ...
''. Following the death of George III, Queen
Tamar elevated him to the office of ''
Mandaturtukhutsesi ''Mandaturtukhutsesi'' ( ka, მანდატურთუხუცესი) was the Chief overseer of the court, in charge of the palace guard and matters of protocol. The "''Mandaturtukhutsesi''" was aided by an " Amirejibi" and a "Mandatur" an ...
'' (
Interior ministry) and handed him a golden
sceptre
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Antiquity
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
The '' Was'' and other ...
and dressed him in precious
garments
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. Around 1190-1191 he was even granted office of ''Amirspasalar'' for a short time. During a revolt of
treasurer
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Government
The treasury ...
Qutlu Arslan and Tamar's disgraced husband,
George the Rus, Chiaber was one of the few nobles who remained loyal to the Queen. For this he was kindly rewarded; he was given the town and fortress
Zhinovani with many lands in the mountains. In 1195 he was participating in the
Battle of Shamkor
Battle of Shamkor was fought on June 1, 1195 near the city of Shamkor, Arran. The battle was a major victory won by the Georgian army, commanded by David Soslan, over the army of the Eldiguzid ruler of Nusrat al-Din Abu Bakr.
The battle was ...
.
[Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Kartlis Tskhovreba (History of Georgia), Artanuji pub. Tbilisi 2014]
References
Nobility of Georgia (country)
12th-century people from Georgia (country)
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