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Agiashvili

Georgian noble family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Agiashvili
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The House of Agiashvili (Georgian: აგიაშვილი) is an ancient Georgian noble family,[2] whose roots can be traced back to the 12th century noble family House of Omatmatidze (ომათმათიძე).[3]

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Coat of Arms of The House of Agiashvili [1]

History

The Omatmatidze-Agiashvili family were entitled as the joint-High Constables (ციხისთავი) from the mid XV century.[4] In XVII century they got the commander title and since 1753 — Heads of Royal Guard (ქეშიქთუხუცსეი) of the Kingdom of Imereti.[3] House of Agiashvili held the key fortress of Q’araula, Ts'uts'khvat'i (near Kutaisi) and church of t’q’achiri and monastery of ch’alistavi in western Georgia.[3] In 1810, they were actively fighting for independence of Kingdom of Imereti, for which their land incurred losses.[3]

After the Russian annexation of the Kingdom of Imereti in 1810, they received the hereditary title of Knyaz and were incorporated into the Russian nobility on 6 December 1850 (Russian: Агиашвили, Агияшвили).[5][1]

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