Qvarqvare I Jaqeli

Qvarqvare I Jaqeli
Atabeg of Samtskhe
Reign1334–1361
PredecessorSargis II
SuccessorBeka II
Born1298
Died1361
IssueBeka II Jaqeli
Shalva Jaqeli
DynastyJaqeli
FatherSargis II Jaqeli
ReligionOrthodox Christianity

Qvarqvare I Jaqeli (Georgian: ყვარყვარე I ჯაყელი) (1298 – 1361) was a Georgian prince (mtavari) and ruler of Samtskhe during 1334-1361.[1]

His father was Atabeg Sargis II Jaqeli, the son of Beka I Jaqeli. In 1334, after his father's death, Qvarqvare became George V The Brilliant's vassal and was appointed as Atabeg of Samtskhe by King.

  1. ^ Georgian Soviet encyclopedia, volume 9, page 102, Tbilisi, 1985