Qvarqvare I Jaqeli

Qvarqvare I Jaqeli
Fresco of Qvarqvare from Zarzma Monastery
Atabeg of Samtskhe
Reign1334–1361
PredecessorSargis II
SuccessorBeka II
Born1298 (1298)
Died1361 (aged 62–63)
IssueBeka II Jaqeli
Shalva Jaqeli
DynastyJaqeli
FatherSargis II Jaqeli
ReligionOrthodox Christianity

Qvarqvare I Jaqeli (Georgian: ყვარყვარე I ჯაყელი) (1298 – 1361) was a Georgian prince (mtavari) and ruler of Samtskhe during 1334-1361.[1]

His father was Atabeg Sargis II Jaqeli, the son of Beka I Jaqeli. In 1334, after his father's death, Qvarqvare became George V The Brilliant's vassal and was appointed as Atabeg of Samtskhe by King.

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References

  1. ↑ Georgian Soviet encyclopedia, volume 9, page 102, Tbilisi, 1985