John of Abkhazia

John
ივანე (იოვანე)
'Usurper'
King of Abkhazia
Reign871–873
PredecessorGeorge I
SuccessorAdarnase
DynastyShavliani
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

John Shavliani (Georgian: ივანე (იოვანე) შავლიანი), was the noble and founder of House of Shavliani, presumably of Svan origin and King of Abkhazia between 871 and 873.[A]
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