143:
306:
29:
363:
Throughout Levan's forty-six year reign he was known for practicing various forms of barbarity, mutilation and torture. He normalized the practice of holding prisoners for ransom, making war more profitable among warlords in western
Georgia. He also encouraged commerce from foreign merchants and was
266:
in 1625, Levan demanded his sister back. Instead, Simon released Levan
Dadiani's disgraced vizier Paata "Tsutski" Tsulukidze, who had been handed by Dadiani to Mamia Gurieli for custody. Tsulukidze and Gurieli plotted Levan's murder, but Dadiani survived their
243:, poisoned his two sons by Tamunia, then abducted and married Darejan Chiladze, the wife of his uncle and former regent, Giorgi I Lipartiani. He then repeatedly raided Imeretia and Abkhazia, confiscating livestock. While a common practice amongst the
197:
239:
daughter
Tamunia. However, the alliance was shattered when Levan accused Tamunia of adultery, cut off her ears and nose and cast her from Mingrelia. He then invaded and looted
515:
Khakhutaishvili, Davit (2009). "ααα ααααααα αα£α ααα‘ α‘αααααα αα‘ αα‘α’αα ααααα (XV-XVIII α‘α‘.)" [Studies in the history of the
Principality of Guria (15thβ18th centuries)].
360:
in hopes of ending Levan's devastation. However the
Russian were still too far from South Caucasus and this move had virtually no effect on the course of events.
364:
known as a competent administrator. He spurred the practice of goldsmithing and used large amounts of wealth for the decoration of churches and monuments.
643:
367:
In March 1657, while despairing over his remaining son's corpse, he struck himself with a staff and dropped dead. He would be succeeded by his nephew
528:
142:
272:
638:
348:, who had been planned as the future king to unite Georgia, for resisting his actions. This prompted
169:
39:
176:. Levan is known for his extensive raiding of neighboring countries and taking hostages for ransom.
353:
345:
275:, firing the remains from a cannon. Thereafter, he exploited the patricide committed by Simon as a
240:
220:
204:
129:
196:
fell from a horse and died while hunting. Initially, Levan ruled under the regency of his uncle,
189:
337:
attempted to intercept Levan on his way to the marriage, but was defeated and taken prisoner.
334:
263:
236:
212:
208:
633:
628:
8:
610:
600:
368:
284:
67:
593:
288:
216:
193:
185:
119:
57:
524:
223:
accused his wife Tamar of adultery and divorced her, sending her back to her father,
173:
155:
564:
357:
349:
318:
224:
165:
109:
310:
259:
232:
309:
Levan's first wife
Tamunia Shervashidze after her mutilation by him (drawing by
255:
to extensively take hostages for ransom, making raiding a profitable venture.
523:] (in Georgian). Batumi: Shota Rustaveli State University. pp. 45β46.
330:
322:
305:
299:
228:
622:
276:
28:
192:, but at the age of fourteen became prince of Mingrelia when his father
280:
268:
295:
252:
136:
341:
248:
244:
104:
441:
326:
431:
429:
283:
and taken prisoner. Levan had him blinded and replaced with
302:
trading
Turkish cavalry for smelted iron, slaves and wool.
480:
426:
470:
468:
416:
414:
227:. The alliance was further cemented when Levan's sister
551:(2nd ed.). Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.
344:
with cannon fire and plundered the country. He blinded
279:
and invaded Guria. Simon resisted, but was defeated at
492:
465:
453:
411:
380:
401:
399:
397:
395:
333:, who sent 1.5 tons of silver as a wedding present.
392:
352:to solemnly curse him. George III's successor,
620:
291:. Simon's wife and son were taken to Mingrelia.
514:
447:
159:
644:17th-century people from Georgia (country)
542:(Kindle ed.). London: Reaktion Books.
537:
498:
486:
474:
459:
435:
420:
386:
304:
262:murdered his father and ascended to the
621:
546:
405:
203:In the 1620s, Levan allied with the
13:
340:In 1646 he destroyed the walls of
14:
655:
164:; 1597-1657) was a member of the
251:, Levan was the first to in the
141:
27:
549:The Making of a Georgian Nation
356:took an oath of fealty to Tsar
521:Works in three volumes, Vol. 2
1:
508:
547:Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994).
271:assassin and had Tsulukidze
179:
7:
325:. The alliance pleased the
188:under his grandfather King
10:
660:
607:
598:
590:
585:
558:
538:Rayfield, Donald (2012).
321:, who married his sister
294:Levan allied with Sultan
170:Principality of Mingrelia
160:
135:
125:
115:
103:
93:
85:
77:
73:
63:
53:
45:
38:
26:
21:
516:
373:
346:Prince Mamuka of Imereti
205:Principality of Abkhazia
130:Georgian Orthodox Church
273:strangled and quartered
317:In 1633, he allied to
314:
237:Seteman Sharvashidze's
350:King Rostom of Kartli
335:George III of Imereti
308:
209:Principality of Guria
448:Khakhutaishvili 2009
231:married Mamia's son
97:Tamunia Shervashidze
611:Liparit III Dadiani
601:Prince of Mingrelia
489:, pp. 207β213.
438:, pp. 194β195.
285:Kaikhosro I Gurieli
219:after George's son
198:Giorgi I Lipartiani
68:Liparit III Dadiani
40:Prince of Mingrelia
16:Prince of Mingrelia
594:Manuchar I Dadiani
315:
289:Vakhtang I Gurieli
235:and Levan married
120:Manuchar I Dadiani
58:Manuchar I Dadiani
33:Fresco of Levan II
617:
616:
608:Succeeded by
560:Levan II Dadiani
530:978-9941-409-60-8
450:, pp. 45β46.
184:Levan grew up in
168:and ruler of the
161:ααααα II ααααααα
149:
148:
651:
639:House of Dadiani
591:Preceded by
581:
574:
565:House of Dadiani
556:
555:
552:
543:
534:
517:α‘ααα’αααα£αα, α’. 2
502:
496:
490:
484:
478:
472:
463:
457:
451:
445:
439:
433:
424:
418:
409:
403:
390:
384:
358:Alexis of Russia
319:Rostom of Kartli
225:Mamia II Gurieli
166:House of Dadiani
163:
162:
152:Levan II Dadiani
145:
110:House of Dadiani
99:Darejan Chiladze
31:
22:Levan II Dadiani
19:
18:
659:
658:
654:
653:
652:
650:
649:
648:
619:
618:
613:
604:
596:
575:
569:
568:
561:
540:Edge of Empires
531:
518:
511:
506:
505:
497:
493:
485:
481:
473:
466:
458:
454:
446:
442:
434:
427:
419:
412:
404:
393:
385:
381:
376:
311:Teramo Castelli
182:
98:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
657:
647:
646:
641:
636:
631:
615:
614:
609:
606:
597:
592:
588:
587:
586:Regnal titles
583:
582:
562:
559:
554:
553:
544:
535:
529:
510:
507:
504:
503:
501:, p. 213.
491:
479:
477:, p. 208.
464:
462:, p. 195.
452:
440:
425:
423:, p. 194.
410:
391:
389:, p. 189.
378:
377:
375:
372:
300:Ottoman Empire
181:
178:
147:
146:
139:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
656:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
626:
624:
612:
603:
602:
595:
589:
584:
579:
572:
567:
566:
557:
550:
545:
541:
536:
532:
526:
522:
513:
512:
500:
499:Rayfield 2012
495:
488:
487:Rayfield 2012
483:
476:
475:Rayfield 2012
471:
469:
461:
460:Rayfield 2012
456:
449:
444:
437:
436:Rayfield 2012
432:
430:
422:
421:Rayfield 2012
417:
415:
408:, p. 51.
407:
402:
400:
398:
396:
388:
387:Rayfield 2012
383:
379:
371:
370:
365:
361:
359:
355:
354:Alexander III
351:
347:
343:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
312:
307:
303:
301:
297:
292:
290:
287:, the son of
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
265:
264:Gurian throne
261:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
191:
187:
177:
175:
171:
167:
157:
153:
144:
140:
138:
134:
131:
128:
124:
121:
118:
114:
111:
108:
106:
102:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
599:
577:
570:
563:
548:
539:
520:
494:
482:
455:
443:
382:
369:Liparit III.
366:
362:
339:
316:
293:
257:
202:
190:Alexander II
183:
154:(also Leon;
151:
150:
634:1657 deaths
629:1597 births
277:casus belli
172:in western
54:Predecessor
623:Categories
605:1611β1657
509:References
281:Lanchkhuti
213:George III
194:Manuchar I
406:Suny 1994
253:Caucausus
221:Alexander
180:Biography
64:Successor
49:1611-1657
296:Murad IV
241:Abkhazia
217:Imeretia
211:against
156:Georgian
137:Khelrtva
126:Religion
342:Kutaisi
327:Persian
298:of the
249:Seljuks
245:Mongols
186:Kakheti
174:Georgia
105:Dynasty
576:
527:
323:Mariam
269:Abkhaz
229:Mariam
158::
116:Father
94:Spouse
578:Died:
571:Born:
519:[
374:Notes
329:shah
260:Simon
258:When
233:Simon
46:Reign
580:1657
573:1597
525:ISBN
331:Safi
247:and
207:and
200:.
89:1657
86:Died
81:1597
78:Born
215:of
625::
467:^
428:^
413:^
394:^
533:.
313:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg)