| Simon I | |
|---|---|
 Simon by Giovanni Orlandi | |
| King of Kartli | |
| Reign | 1556–1569 1578–1599 |
| Predecessor | Luarsab I of Kartli David XI of Kartli |
| Successor | David XI of Kartli George X of Kartli |
| Born | 1537 |
| Died | 1611 Constantinople, Yedikule Fortress |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Nestan-Darejan of Kakheti, Queen of Kartli |
| Issue | George X of Kartli |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | Luarsab I of Kartli |
| Mother | Tamar of Imereti |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church, later Shia Islam |
| Khelrtva |  |
Simon I the Great (Georgian: სიმონ I დიდი, romanized: simon I didi), also known as Svimon (Georgian: სვიმონი, romanized: svimoni; c. 1537 – 1611), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Georgian king (mepe) of Kartli from 1556 to 1569 and again from 1578 to 1599. His first tenure was marked by war against the Persian domination of Georgia. In 1569 he was captured by the Persians, and spent nine years in captivity. In 1578 he was released and reinstalled in Kartli. During this period (i.e. his second tenure), he fought as a Persian subject against the Ottoman domination of Georgia.[1][2] In 1599 Simon I was captured by the Ottomans and died in captivity.[1] During 1557 to 1569 he was known as Mahmud Khan (Persian: محمود خان, romanized: Mahmūd Khān) and from 1578 to 1599 as Shahnavaz Khan (Persian: شاهنواز خان, romanized: Shāhnavāz Khān). He was also referred to as Simon the Mad (Turkish: Deli Simon) by the Ottomans.[3]
- ^ a b Rota 2017, p. 53.
- ^ Rayfield 2012, p. 176.
- ^ Bilge, M. Sadık (2005) Osmanlı Devleti ve Kafkasya: Osmanlı varlığı döneminde Kafkasya'nın siyasî-askerî tarihi ve idarî taksimâtı, 1454-1829 ISBN 978-975-6372-15-9, p. 206