Vakhtang V

Vakhtang V
King of Kartli
Reign1658–1675
PredecessorRostom of Kartli
SuccessorGeorge XI of Kartli
Born1618
Died1675 (aged 56–57)
Khoskaro, near Ganja
Burial
SpouseRodam Kaplanishvili-Orbeliani
Mariam Dadiani
IssueArchil of Imereti
George XI of Kartli
Levan of Kartli
Luarsab of Kartli
DynastyHouse of Mukhrani
FatherTeimuraz I, Prince of Mukhrani
MotherAna Eristavi
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church, later Shia Islam
KhelrtvaVakhtang V's signature

Vakhtang V (Georgian: ვახტანგ V), born Bakhuta Mukhranbatoni (Georgian: ბახუტა მუხრანბატონი) (1618 – September 1675), was king (mepe) of Kartli (eastern Georgia) from 1658 until his death, who ruled as a vassal wali for the Persian shah. He is also known under the name of Shah Nawaz, which he assumed on being obliged outwardly to conform to Islam.