Principality of Guria

Principality of Guria
გურიის სამთავრო
1460s–1829
Flag of Guria
18th century coat of arms according to Vakhushti
Location of Guria
StatusClient state of Kingdom of Imereti (1460s–1810)
Imperial Russia (1810–1828)
CapitalOzurgeti
Common languagesGeorgian
Religion
Georgian Orthodox
GovernmentPrincipality
Prince-Gurieli 
History 
• Feudal wars in Georgia
1460s
• Annexation by Imperial Russia
September 2 1829
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Imereti
Russian Empire
Today part ofGuria, Georgia

The Principality of Guria (Georgian: გურიის სამთავრო, romanized: guriis samtavro) was a historical state in Georgia. Centered on modern-day Guria, a southwestern region in Georgia, it was located between the Black Sea and Lesser Caucasus, and was ruled by a succession of twenty-two princes of the House of Gurieli from the 1460s to 1829. The principality emerged during the process of fragmentation of a unified Kingdom of Georgia. Its boundaries fluctuated in the course of permanent conflicts with neighboring Georgian rulers and the Ottoman Empire, and the principality enjoyed various degrees of autonomy until being annexed by Imperial Russia in 1829.


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