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| Emperor Aurangzeb |
| Shah Abbas the Great |
| Murad Bey and Ibrahim Bey (Sinjikashvili) |
| Emperor Alexius II Comnenus of Trebizond |
| Mamluks (Mamelukes) |
| Ahmed Pasha |
| Dawoud (Daud) Pasha (Dimitri Bocholashvili) |
| Emperor Peter the Great (Bagrationi) |
| Prince Charles Windsor |
| Grand Duchess Maria Romanov (Bagrationi) |
| Iran. Greatest ruler of Iran since Darius the Great. |
| India. One of the Greatest rulers of India. |
| Egypt. Joint great rulers of Egypt. Held titles of Amir al Bilad and Amir al Hajj. Fought Napoleon at the Battle of the Pyramids. |
| Greece. Greatest ruler of the Trebizond Empire. Empire reached its zenith under his rule. *Trebizond Empire was established by Georgians |
| Middle East/Asia. Greatest Islamic Dynasty (Ethnic Georgians). Ruled for 700 years in Middle East, Asia and Europe (From Italy to Egypt to Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan to Bangladesh etc). Non dynastic, so everytime new Mamluk leader was appointed. |
| Iraq. One of the Greatest rulers of Iraq. Baghdad, Basra, Kurdish etc provinces flourished under his rule. Played crucial role in defending Iraq from Iran. |
| Iraq/Bosnia. One of the Greatest rulers of Iraq, later Bosnia and Ankara. Chief and Patron of Mecca. Buried in the vicinity of the Prophet's shrine in Medina. |
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| Ali Bey al Kabir (the Great) aka Caliph Of Mecca |
| Egypt/Arabia/Syria. One of the Greatest rulers of Egypt. Freed Egypt from Turkish rule. Invaded Arabia and Syria. Held the title of Sheikh al Balad. Re-opened Red Sea trade route. |
| Russia. Current Heir to the Russian throne. |
| Russia. Greatest Russian Emperor. Founder of St. Petersburg. Illegitimate son of a Georgian Prince Erekle Bagrationi. |
| Great Britain. Cannot be cosidered Georgian, but he is a descendant of many ancient and modern Georgian monarchs. |
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| Queen Tamar (Tamara) Bagrationi |
| Georgia. Established Georgia as the biggest and most powerful Christian nation of the East. Created Trebizond Empire from fallen Byzantium. Famed for her beauty - Richard the Lionheart, Emperor Barbarossa etc have all asked for her hand in marriage. |
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| Gurgin Khan/Gorgin Khan/Gurjin Khan (Giorgi XI Bagrationi) |
| Afghanistan/Pakistan/India. Famous ruthless ruler of Afghanistan and several Indian provinces |
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| Developed by Datka Contact famousgeorgians@yahoo.co.uk |
| NOTABLE MENTION |
| King Aeetes Great Ruler of Colchis Princess Medea Helped Jason obtain Golden Fleece. Later married him King Farnavaz I Founded Georgian Alphabet. United Iberia and Lazica King Parsman II Under his rule Georgians were allowed to offer sacrifice at the Capitol and his statue was erected in Mars temple in Rome King Vakhtang Gorgasali One of the Greatest rulers and a Persian general King Ashot Bagrationi Kuropalates Distinguished Ruler King Bagrat III United Georgia George Bagration Current heir to the Georgian throne ARMENIA King Adrik (Aderki) King David the Builder within Georgia King Davit V within Georgia King Demetre I within Georgia King Giorgi III within Georgia King Giorgi IV Lasha within Georgia Mithridates Rhadamistes Queen Tamara the Great within Georgia Orbelian Nobility Descend from a branch of Georgian princes Orebeliani of Orebli fortress in West Georgia who later settled in Lori principality. Mamikonian Dynasty Descend from Laz/Megrel nobles in Tao-Klardjeti etc EGYPT Over 20 of 40+ rulers of Egypt were Georgian (Mamluke/Ottoman period 14 - 19 Century) FRANCE A Branch of Murat Nobility Known as Georgian Murats, as they descend from Marshal Murat and Napoleons sisters gnardson and a Georgian Princess Salome Dadiani Descendants lived in Zugdidi, Georgia for a long period of time. HUNGARY Dadanyi Nobility Descend from Georgian Dadiani Dynasty IRAN Last 600 years large proportion of Iranian rulers had Georgian mothers. Rulers of Georgian heritage were mostly in: -Safawi (Safavid) Dynasty -Afshar Dynasty -Qajar Dynasty Georgian was the unofficial language of the Persian Royal Court IRAQ 18 - 20 Century Georgian Mamluks ruled Iraq RUSSIA Nikolai Davydovich (Bagrationi) Most influential noble after the Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich Georgian Nobility made up a large proportion of the Russian Empire Aristorcracy Georgian Nobility were one of the most influential and numerous. Royals and Rulers of Dagestan/Ossetia/Circassia/Tatarstan On many occasions had a Georgian parent or ruled by Georgia. TUNISIA Large proportion of Tunisian rulers of Husainid Dynasty TURKEY/OTTOMAN EMPIRE Sultan Abdulmecid Reformist Sultan Murad V Famed for his extravagance Sultan Mehmed Resad Sultan Mehmed (Mohammed) Vahiduddin Last of the 36 Sultans of Ottoman Empire UKRAINE Bikhakhanim Reigning Princess of Taman peninsula, Crimea. |
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| Sultan Selim III |
| Ottoman Empire. Great reformist. Ruled during the hardest times of Ottoman Empire. Also famed for his knowledge of litarature, calligraphy and languages. |