Simon II | |
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King of Kartli | |
Reign | 1619 - 1630/31 |
Predecessor | Bagrat VII of Kartli |
Successor | Teimuraz I of Kakheti |
Born | 1610 |
Died | 1630 |
Dynasty | Bagrationi |
Father | Bagrat VII of Kartli |
Religion | Islam |
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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]
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.