Gurgen of Iberia

Gurgen
გურგენი
An inscription of "Gurgen, King of Kings" at the Ishkhani church dated to 1006.
King of Kings of the Iberians
Reign994-1008
PredecessorBagrat II of Iberia
SuccessorBagrat III of Georgia
Died1008
SpouseGurandukht of Abkhazia
IssueBagrat III of Georgia
DynastyBagrationi dynasty
FatherBagrat II of Iberia
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

Gurgen (Georgian: გურგენი) also known as Gurgen Magistros, Gurgen II Magistros (also transliterated as Gourgen and in some sources Gurgan) of the Bagrationi dynasty, was King (mepe) of Iberia-Kartli with the title of the King of Kings of the Georgians from 994 until his death in 1008. Magistros was a title bestowed upon him by the Byzantine Emperor Basil II.


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