Sumbat I.
Sumbat I was king and Kuropalates of Georgia from 923 to 958 .
The youngest Sumbat became King and Kuropalates after the two older brothers. Guguschwili immediately lets the son of Sumbat I, Bagrat II, succeed David II as king (937–994). But an inscription in the church at Dolisqana that he founded speaks of "Sumbat our King". In older chronicles, Sumbat ruled as king from 923 to 958 and David II and / or the later reigning David III. the Great Kuropalates (961–1000) were left out. Therefore there are different ways of counting the kings of the name David. So you can David the Builder (1089–1125) times as David II., David III. or David IV. in the literature, the latter being the most common. Sumbat was buried in the Iberian monastery on Mount Athos .
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Gugushvili: The Chronological-Genealogical Table of the Kings of Georgia . In: Georgica . Volume 1, pp. 106-153. The Georgian Historical Society, London, October 1936
literature
- Cyril Toumanoff : The Bagaratides of Iberia from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century. In: Le Museonn. Volume 74, 1961, pp. 5-42 and pp. 233-316
- Eckard Huebner: The rise of the Bagratids. In: Georgica. Volume 26, Jena and Tbilisi 2003, pp. 20–38
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bagrat I. |
King of Georgia 945–958 |
Bagrat II. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sumbat I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Georgia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 923 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 958 |