Simon II of Kartli
| Simon II | |
|---|---|
King of Kartli | |
| Reign | 1619 - 1630/31 |
| Predecessor | Bagrat VII of Kartli |
| Successor | Teimuraz I of Kakheti |
| Born | 1610 |
| Died | 1630 |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | Bagrat VII of Kartli |
| Religion | Islam |
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Simon II (
Life
A son of
Persia
.
On the death of his father in 1619, Simon, still a minor, was installed by
Lower Kartli province, where the districts of Somkhiti and Sabaratiano
were occupied by Persian forces.
In March 1625, Saakadze sided with the opposition in Kartli and the neighbouring
Aghjakala in Lower Kartli: the rebels gave Kartli to king Teimuraz I of Kakheti. On July 1 of 1625, the Persians defeated the Georgians at the Battle of Marabda. A Persian general, Isa Khan
, reinstated Simon in Tbilisi, but significant parts of Kartli remained under the control of Teimuraz and Saakadze. Shah Abbas utilised the rivalry among the rebel leaders to divide them.
Soon after 1626, one of the rebel nobles and a powerful mountain lord,
Zurab, Duke of Aragvi
defected to Simon. Zurab later made a secret alliance with the insurgents. In 1630, he murdered the sleeping khan. Zurab sent Simon's severed head to Teimuraz, who later regained authority in Kartli.
Family
Simon was married to Jahan Banu Begum, granddaughter of Shah
Marashi, son of Mirza Muhammad Shafi. Their eldest son in turn, Sayyid Mirza Muhammad Daud al-Husaini al-Marashi (Isfahan, 25 January 1655 - c. 1715), Mutawali of the Shrine of the Imam Reza at Mashhad, married Princess Shahr Banu Begum, the daughter of Safavid king Suleiman I
.
References
- ISBN 978-1442241466.
SIMON II. Ruler of Kartli in 1619–1631. The son of Bagrat VII, he was raised at the Safavid court of Persia, where he converted to Islam. In 1619, Shah Abbas I appointed the young Simon as khan of Kartli and sent Giorgi Saakadze to advise him.
- ISBN 1780769903p 484