Kingdom of Imereti

Kingdom of Imereti იმერეთის სამეფო (Georgian)
Kingdom
← 1260–1810 →
Flag (15th-18th centuries) Flag or Coat of Arms shown in Prince Vakhushti's Atlas (c.1745)
Imereti shown as an Ottoman vassal in Jean Clouet's map, 1767.
Capital		Kutaisi (It was ruled by Ottomans between 1508 and 1770)
Languages		Georgian
Religion		Orthodox Christianity
Government		Monarchy
King
-	1260–1293	David I (first)
-	1789–1810	Solomon II (last)
History
-	Coronation of David I	1260
-	Re-Annexation to Georgia	1330
-	Restoration	1387
-	Independence from Georgia	1455
-	Vassal of the Ottoman Empire	May 29, 1555
-	Russian Annexation	February 20, 1810
Today part of		Georgia

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The Kingdom of Imereti (Georgian: იმერეთის სამეფო) was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagrationi when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held the crown beginning in 1260 by Davit VI, King of Georgia. This was due to the Mongolian conquest of the 13th century which decentralized and fragmented Georgia, forcing the relocation of governmental centers to the provinces. From 1455 onward, however, the kingdom became a constant battleground between Georgian, Russian, Persian, and Turkish forces until it was annexed into Russia completely in 1810. Throughout the course of that time, Mengrelia, Abkhazia and Guria princedoms declared their independence from Imereti and became their own governments. In Persian - Azeri nomenclature the name of the region is changed to " baş açıq" which literally means "without a head scarf".

Kings of Imereti

First House of Imereti

• David I (1258–1293)
• Constantine I (1293–1326)
• Michael (1326–1329)
• Bagrat I (1329–1330)
• Vacant (1330–1387)
• Alexandre I (1387-1389)
• George I (1389-1396)
• Constantin II (1396-1401)
• Demetrius I (1401-1443), only recognized as Duke by Alexander I of Georgia
• Vacant (1443–1446)

Second House of Imereti

• Demetrius II (1446-1452)
• Bagrat II (1463–1478)
• Alexander II (1478–1510)
• Bagrat III (1510–1565)
• George II (1565–1585)
• Leon (1585–1588)
• Rostom (1588–1589, 1590–1605)
• Bagrat IV (1589–1590)
• George III (1605–1639)
• Alexander III (1639–1660)
• Bagrat V (1660–1661, 1663–1668, 1669–1678, 1679–1681)
• Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili (1661–1663)
• Archil (1661–63, 1678–79, 1690–91, 1695–96, 1698)
• Demetre (1663–1664)
• George IV (1681–1683)
• Alexander IV (1683–1690, 1691–1695)
• Simon (1699–1701)
• George V (1696–1698)
• Mamia (1701–02, 1711, 1713)
• George VI (1702–1707)
• George VII (1707–11, 1712–13, 1713–16, 1719–1720)
• George VIII (1716, 1720)
• Alexander V (1720–1741, 1742–1752)
• George IX (1741)
• Solomon I (1752–1766, 1768–1784)
• Teimuraz (1766–1768)
• David II (1784–1789, 1790–1791)
• Solomon II (1789–1790, 1792–1810)