Simon II of Kartli

Simon II
King of Kartli
Reign1619 - 1630/31
PredecessorBagrat VII of Kartli
SuccessorTeimuraz I of Kakheti
Born1610
Died1630
DynastyBagrationi
FatherBagrat VII of Kartli
ReligionIslam

Simon II (Georgian: სიმონ II), also known as Svimon or Semayun Khan (born c. early 1610s – died 1630), was a Persian-appointed king (mepe) (actually, khan) of Kartli, eastern Georgia, from 1619 to 1630/1631.[1]

  1. ^ Mikaberidze, Alexander (2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 600. 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.