Adarnase Sumbatishvili | |
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King of Hereti | |
Tenure | 897-943 |
Predecessor | Position established |
Successor | Ishkhanik |
Died | 943 |
Spouse | Dinar |
Issue | Ishkhanik |
House | Sumbatishvili |
Father | Grigor Hammam |
Religion | Monophysitism |
Adarnase Sumbatishvili (Georgian: ადარნასე სუმბათიშვილი, romanized: adarnase sumbatishvili), also known as Atrnerseh (Armenian: Ատրներսեհ) was a South Caucasus prince of the 10th century who founded the Kingdom of Hereti in 897.
He inherited a part of the domains of his father, Prince Grigor Hamam, out of which he founded Hereti as an independent kingdom, as well as the Sumbatishvili dynasty. He ruled over a chaotic period in the history of the region and faced several enemies, including the Principality of Kakheti, the Kingdom of Abkhazia and the Emirate of Tiflis. Adarnase ruled with the title of king for most of his reign, except for a short time during which he was forced to accept Byzantine suzerainty.