Luarsab I of Kartli

Luarsab I
Luarsab I
King of Kartli
Reign	1527–1556 or 1534–1558
Predecessor	George IX of Kartli
Successor	Simon I of Kartli
Born	c. 1502–1509
Died	c. 1556–1558 (aged 46–56); Battle of Garisi
Burial	Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Spouse	Tamar of Imereti
Issue	Simon I of Kartli ; David XI of Kartli
House	Bagrationi dynasty
Father	David X of Kartli
Mother	Tamar Jaqeli
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church
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Luarsab I (Georgian: ლუარსაბ I) (c. 1502–1509 – c. 1556–1558), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (mepe) of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli from 1527 to 1556 or from 1534 to 1558. Persistent in his resistance against Safavid Persian aggression, he was killed in the Battle of Garisi.^[1]

^ Maeda, Hirotake (2006). "The forced migrations and reorganisation of the regional order in the Caucasus by Safavid Iran: Preconditions and developments described by Fazli Khuzani". In Ieda, Osamu; Uyama, Tomohiko (eds.). Reconstruction and interaction of Slavic Eurasia and its neighbouring worlds (PDF). Slavic Eurasian Studies, No.10. Sapporo: Slavic Research Centre, Hokkaido University. p. 241. ISBN 4938637391.

[1] Maeda, Hirotake (2006). "The forced migrations and reorganisation of the regional order in the Caucasus by Safavid Iran: Preconditions and developments described by Fazli Khuzani". In Ieda, Osamu; Uyama, Tomohiko (eds.). Reconstruction and interaction of Slavic Eurasia and its neighbouring worlds (PDF). Slavic Eurasian Studies, No.10. Sapporo: Slavic Research Centre, Hokkaido University. p. 241. ISBN 4938637391.

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