Vakhtang I, king of Iberia

public profile

Vakhtang I, king of Iberia's Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Vakhtang I Gorgasali

Also Known As: "Gorgasal"
Birthdate:
Death: 522 (81-83)
Immediate Family:

Son of Mihrdat V, king of Iberia and Sagdukht, Queen consort of Iberia of Albania
Husband of Elene and Balendukht
Father of Leon; Mihrdat; Frodo, Prince of Iberia and Dachi King of Iberia

Managed by: Wilhelmina Giltjes
Last Updated:

About Vakhtang I, king of Iberia

Vakhtang I Gorgasali (Georgian: ვახტანგ I გორგასალი, Vakht’ang I Gorgasali) (c. 439 or 443 – 502 or 522), of the Chosroid dynasty, was a king of Iberia, natively known as Kartli (eastern Georgia) in the second half of the 5th and first quarter of the 6th century.

He led his people, in an ill-fated alliance with the Byzantine Empire, into a lengthy struggle against Sasanian Iranian hegemony, which ended in Vakhtang's defeat and weakening of the kingdom of Iberia. Tradition also ascribes him reorganization of the Georgian Orthodox Church and foundation of Tbilisi, Georgia's modern capital.[1]

Dating Vakhtang's reign is problematic. Ivane Javakhishvili assigns to Vakhtang's rule the dates c. 449–502 while Cyril Toumanoff suggests the dates c. 447–522. Furthermore, Toumanoff identifies Vakhtang with the Iberian king Gurgenes known from Procopius' Wars of Justinian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vakhtang_I_of_Iberia