Kingdom of Hereti

Kingdom of Hereti
ჰერეთის სამეფო
893–1020s
situation in the Caucasus in 850s (Hereti's greatest extent)
situation in the Caucasus in 850s
(Hereti's greatest extent)
StatusKingdom
CapitalShaki
41°11′31″N 47°10′14″E / 41.19194°N 47.17056°E / 41.19194; 47.17056
Official languagesGeorgian
Common languagesGeorgian
Caucasian Albanian
Religion
Georgian Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox
King 
Historical eraEarly Middle Ages
• Established
893
• Disestablished
1020s
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti
Today part of
Countries today

The Kingdom of Hereti (Georgian: ჰერეთის სამეფო, romanized: heretis samepo) was a medieval Georgian monarchy which emerged in Caucasus on the Iberian-Albanian frontier. Nowadays it roughly corresponds to the southeastern corner of Georgia's Kakheti region and a portion of Azerbaijan's northwestern districts.

According to traditional accounts, the name of the province originated from the legendary patriarch "Heros", the son of Thargamos, who founded the city of Hereti (later known as Khoranta) at the Alazani River.