Luarsab I of Kartli

Luarsab I
King of Kartli
Reign1527–1556 or 1534–1558
PredecessorGeorge IX of Kartli
SuccessorSimon I of Kartli
Bornc. 1502–1509
Diedc. 1556–1558 (aged 46–56)
Battle of Garisi
Burial
SpouseTamar of Imereti
IssueSimon I of Kartli
David XI of Kartli
HouseBagrationi dynasty
FatherDavid X of Kartli
MotherTamar Jaqeli
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church
KhelrtvaLuarsab I's signature

Luarsab I (Georgian: ლუარსაბ I) (c. 1502–1509c. 1556–1558), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (mepe) of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli from 1527 to 1556 or from 1534 to 1558. Persistent in his resistance against Safavid Persian aggression, he was killed in the Battle of Garisi.[1]

  1. ^ Maeda, Hirotake (2006). "The forced migrations and reorganisation of the regional order in the Caucasus by Safavid Iran: Preconditions and developments described by Fazli Khuzani". In Ieda, Osamu; Uyama, Tomohiko (eds.). Reconstruction and interaction of Slavic Eurasia and its neighbouring worlds (PDF). Slavic Eurasian Studies, No.10. Sapporo: Slavic Research Centre, Hokkaido University. p. 241. ISBN 4938637391.