Ghias ad-Din

Ghias ad-Din
King consort of Georgia
Tenurec. 1223 - 1226
SpouseRusudan of Georgia
IssueGurju Khatun
David VI of Georgia
HouseSeljuk dynasty
FatherMugith al-Din Tughril Shah[1]
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

Ghias ad-din (Georgian: ღიას ად-დინი; fl. 1206–1226) was a member of the Seljuk dynasty of Rum and husband of Queen Rusudan of Georgia from c. 1223 to 1226. A son of the emir of Erzurum Mugith al-Din Tughril Shah,[1] he converted to Christianity on his father's order so as he could marry the queen of Georgia. Ghias ad-din's position at the Georgian court was weak and the spousal relationship was strained due to Rusudan's unfaithfulness. He shifted back and forth across the religious and political divide during the Khwarezmid invasion of Georgia in 1226. Around the same time, he was repudiated by Rusudan, and thereafter disappears from records, leaving two children behind, a daughter, Tamar, and a son, David.

  1. ^ a b Baumer, Christoph (5 October 2023). History of the Caucasus: Volume 2: In the Shadow of Great Powers. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7556-3630-3.