Georgian monarchs family tree of Iberia

Family tree

Georgian monarchs family tree of Iberia ^{[1] [2]}

The bolded border indicates the monarchs ----- The dashed lines indicate a marriage relationship ....... The dotted lines indicate multiple generations skipped

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Samara [e] Ruler of Mtskheta fl. 4th c. BC

Son

PHARNAVAZID dynasty

Artaxias I d. 160 BC King of Armenia r. 189 – 160 BC

Pharnavaz I 329, 326, or 311 BC d. (aged 92) King of Iberia r. 302 BC – 237 BC orr. 299 BC – 234 BC orr. 284 BC – 219 BC

Daughter

Daughter

Kuji fl. 4th century BC Duke of Colchis

Tigranes I King of Armenia r. 120 BC – 95 BC

Artavasdes I d. 115 BC King of Armenia r. 159 BC – 115 BC

Saurmag I King of Iberia r. c. 234 – c. 159 BC

Tigranes the Great King of Armenia r. 95 – 55 BC

Princess

Mirian I King of Iberia r. 159 – 109 BC

ARTAXIAD dynasty

Artavasdes II King of Armenia r. 55 – 34 BC

Artaxias I King of Iberia r. 90 – 78 BC

Princess

Pharnajom King of Iberia d. 90 BC r. 109 – 90 BC

Tigranes III King of Armenia r. 20 – 8 BC

Artoces King of Iberia r. 78 – 63 BC

Mirian II King of Iberia c. 90–20BC r. 30 – 20 BC

Tigranes IV King of Armenia r. 8 BC – 1 AD

Pharnavaz II King of Iberia d. 30 BC r. 63 BC – 32 BC

Artaxias II King of Iberia r. c. 20 BC – 1 AD

Princess

Kartam Duke of Colchis d. 33 BC

Artaxiad princess

Pharasmanes I King of Iberia r. c. 1 – 58

Mithridates King of Armenia r. 35–37, 42–51

Mihrdat I King of Iberia r. 58–106

Rhadamistus King of Armenia r. 51–53 r. 54–55

Zenobia

Amazasp I King of Iberia r. 106–116

Pharasmanes II King of Iberia r. 117–138

Ghadam King of Iberia r. 132–135

Pharasmanes III King of Iberia r. 138–161

Amazasp II King of Iberia r. 185–189

Princess

Vologases V King of Parthia r. 191–208

ARSACID

Rev I [a] King of Iberia r. 189–216

Khosrov I King of Armenia r. 191–217

Vache King of Iberia r. 216–234

Tiridates II King of Armenia r. 217–252

Bacurius I King of Iberia r. 234–249

Khosrov II King of Armenia r. 252–258

Mihrdat II King of Iberia r. 249–265

Aspacures I King of Iberia r. 265–284

CHOSROID

Princess Abeshura [b]

Mirian III King of Iberia r. 284–361

Nana

Tiridates III King of Armenia r. 298–330

Aspacures II [c] King of Iberia r. 363–365

Rev II [c] King of Iberia r. 345–361

Salome d. 361

Mihrdat III King of Iberia r. 365–380 diarch 370–378

Sauromaces II King of Iberia r. 361–363 diarch 370–378

Trdat King of Iberia r. 394–406

Peranius General of the Roman Empire

Phazas Officer of the Roman Empire

Aspacures III King of Iberia r. 380–394

Princess

Pacurius General of the Roman Empire

Jovian Emperor of Rome r. 363–364

Mihrdat IV King of Iberia r. 409–411

Pharasmanes IV King of Iberia r. 406–409

Osdukht [3]

Bacurius [4] General of the Roman Empire

Maria

Archil King of Iberia r. 411–435

Barzabod Prince of Gardman d. c. 440

Bosmarios

Bakurdukht

Hormizd III King of the Sasanian Empire r. 457–459

Mihrdat V King of Iberia r. 435–447

Sagdukht

Leo I the Thracian Emperor of Rome r. 457–474

Peter Bishop of Maiuma d. 491

Balendukht

Vakhtang I King of Iberia c. 439/443 – c. 502/522 r. c. 447/449 – c. 502/522

Helena

Dachi [d] King of Iberia r. 522–534

Leo(n) [5]

Mihrdat

GUARAMID

Bacurius II King of Iberia r. 534–547

Guaram I Prince of Iberia r. 588–590

Pharasmanes V King of Iberia r. 547–561

Prince

Stephen I d. 628 Prince of Iberia r. 590–627

Pharasmanes VI King of Iberia r. 561?–

Guaram II Prince of Iberia r. 684/685–pre-693

Bacurius III King of Iberia ?–580

Guaram III Prince of Iberia r. 693–748

Adarnase I Prince of Iberia r. 627–637/642

Guaram IV Prince of Iberia r. 748

Princess

Stephen II Prince of Iberia r. 637/642 – c. 650

Stephen III Prince of Iberia r. 779/780–786

Adarnase II Prince of Iberia r. c. 650 – 684/685

Stephen Prince of Kakheti r. 685–739

Mirian Prince of Kakheti r. 736–741

Adarnase I d. 807 Prince of Tao-Klarjeti r. ~780 (775/786) – 807

Archil Prince of Kakheti r. 736–786

Nerse I Nersiani

Princess

Latavri

Juansher Prince of Kakheti r. 786–807

John Prince of Kakheti r. 786–790

NERSIANID

Adarnase III Prince of Iberia r. c. 748 – c. 760–

Nerse Prince of Iberia r. 760–772 r. 775–779/780

Princess

Ashot I Prince of Iberia d. 826/830 r. 813–830

BAGRATIONI of Tao-Klarjeti

Notes

1. ^
   King Rev I was a great-grandson of King Mithridates V of Parthia ^[6]
2. ^
   Her father died in 284 AD, who remained the last in the Pharnavazid line. Georgian royal house arranged the wedding of Abeshura to Mirian, ^[7] who according to the Georgian annals is identified as the firstborn but illegitimate son of an unspecified Sasanian Shahanshah. ^[8] Mirian was a Parthian Mihranid who would establish a Chosroid dynasty. Because of Mirian’s union with Abeshura, the couple's offspring could rightfully claim to have Pharnavazid blood, but Abeshura died at the age of 15. Because the young couple had no children the primary Pharnavazid line came to a complete end. ^{[9] [10]}
3. ^
   Kings Aspacures II and Rev II through their mother Queen Nana ^{[11] [12]} were the direct descendants of King Mithridates VI of Pontus (15 generations through Queen Dynamis); King Seleucus I Nicator (22 generations through the mother of Mithridates VI of Pontus, Queen Laodice VI); Triumvir Mark Antony (16 generations through Gepaepyris, Antonia Tryphaena, Pythodorida of Pontus and Antonia Prima); Julio-Claudian dynasty (17 generations through the mother of Mark Antony, Julia); King Achaemenes (35~40 generations through Mithridates VI of Pontus)
4. ^
   King Dachi through his mother Queen Balendukht ^{[13] [14]} was the direct descendant of Shah Ardashir I (10 generations)
5. ^
   Samara was a chieftain and ruler of Mtskheta's Kartvelians claiming descent from a mythic national founder, Kartlos. ^[15]

References

1. Rayfield, pp. 430—431
2. Toumanoff, pp. 423-426
3. Settipani, pp. 411—414
4. Settipani, p. 412
5. Settipani, p. 403
6. Toumanoff, p. 85
7. Rapp (2016) location: 7031
8. Rapp (2016) location: 6784
9. Rapp (2016) location: 6794
10. Rayfield, p. 36
11. Rapp (2016) location: 7149
12. Settipani, pp. 405—406
13. Rayfield, pp. 44—50
14. Settipani, p. 416
15. Rayfield, pp. 15—23

Bibliography

• Rapp, S. H. Jr. (2016) The Sasanian World Through Georgian Eyes, Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature, Sam Houston State University, USA, Routledge, ISBN   9781472425522
• Rayfield, D. (2013) Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia, Reaktion Books, ISBN   9781780230702
• Settipani, C. (2006) Continuité des élites à Byzance durant les siècles obscurs. Les princes caucasiens et l'Empire du VIe au IXe siècle, Paris, ISBN   9782701802268
• Toumanoff, C. (1990) The dynasties of Christian Caucasus from Antiquity to the 19th century: Genealogical and chronological tables, Rome

Further reading

• The Georgian Chronicles, Life of the Georgian kings, royal annals
• Conversion of Kartli (chronicle), The Chronicle, royal annals
• Marie-Félicité Brosset, History of Georgia from Antiquity to the 19th century, Volume 1-7, Saint-Petersburg, 1848–58