FAMOUS
GEORGIANS
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MONARCHS
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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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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:
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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.