Zaal (son of Alexander I of Georgia)
| Zaal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1428 |
| Died | 1442 |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | Alexander I of Georgia |
| Mother | Tamar of Imereti |
Zaal (Georgian: ზაალი, romanized: zaali) (born c.1428 – died after 1442) was a Georgian royal prince (batonishvili) of the Bagrationi dynasty.
The youngest son of
Vakhtang IV
.
He died in 1442, at the age of 14.
His name "Zaal" is derived from the Persian Zāl, a name of the legendary king and warrior from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.[1]
References
- ISBN 978-0-933273-53-5.
Sources
- Cyrille Toumanoff, Les dynasties de la Caucasie chrétienne de l'Antiquité jusqu'au XIXe siècle: Tables généalogiques et chronologiques, Rome, 1990, p. 139-140.