Zakaria Panaskerteli (; ''Zakaria of
Panaskerti'') was a 12th-13th century
Georgian
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nobleman and politician. Zakaria belonged to the Panaskerteli branch of the Aspanidze family and owned estates in
Tao-Klarjeit.
Until the 1180's he was a vassal of
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, ruler of Tao-Klarjeti. The turning point in Zakaria's fortune came with Guzan's rebellion against
Queen Tamar
Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr, lit. "King Tamar") ( 1160 – 18 January 1213) reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty ...
, Zakaria remained loyal to the Queen and together with some other nobles, put down revolt in 1192.
For this he was given Panaskerti castle to secure frontier borders in
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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. The new frontier duchy comprised areas of
Shavsheti,
Klarjeti,
Tao
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and
Speri.
References
Nobility of Georgia (country)
12th-century people from Georgia (country)
13th-century people from Georgia (country)
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