Qvarqvare II Jaqeli

Qvarqvare II Jaqeli
Atabeg of Samtskhe
Prince of Meshketi
Reign 1451–1498
Predecessor Aghbugha II
Successor Kaikhosro I
Died 1498
Dynasty Jaqeli
Religion Orthodox Christianity

Qvarqvare II Jaqeli or Kvarkvare II Jaqeli (reigned 1451–1498) was a Prince of Samtskhe-Saatabago, styled Atabeg of Samtskhe or Prince of Meskheti. He was a member of the Jaqeli family, the son of Ivane Jaqeli. He succeeded his nephew, Aghbugha, who died in 1451.[1] His reign was marked by warfare with the powerful Muslim states that surrounded the principality. The Ağ Qoyunlu launched major attacks in 1466, 1476-1477 and 1485 and from 1479 the Ottoman Empire started to encroach on the territories. Qvarqvare also had a number of victories. Armenian sources record that in 1479 he ravaged the land around Erzurum, reducing the city to tributary status.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beyazit, Denis (2012). At the Crossroads Of Empires: 14th–15th Century Eastern Anatolia. Paris: Institut Français d’Études Anatoliennes Georges. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Sharashidze, K. (1961). Sak‘art‘velos Istoriis Masalebi (XV-XVI ss.). Tbilisi: Mec‘nierebata Akademiis Gamomc‘emloba. pp. 81–82.
Qvarqvare II Jaqeli
Preceded by
Aghbugha II		 Prince of Meskheti
1451-1498 		Succeeded by
Kaikhosro I
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