Sumbat I
Doliskana inscriptions mentioning Sumbat.
King of the Iberians
Reign937–958
PredecessorDavid II of Iberia
SuccessorBagrat II of Iberia
Died958
IssueBagrat II of Iberia
Adarnase V
DynastyBagrationi dynasty
FatherAdarnase IV of Iberia
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

Sumbat I (Georgian: სუმბატ I) (died 958) was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti, hereditary ruler of Lower Tao and the titular king (mepe) of Iberia from 937 until his death.

Sumbat was the youngest son of Adarnase IV. He was a younger brother of David II upon whose death he succeeded as “King of the Iberians” in 937, and of Ashot II upon whose death he succeeded as the Byzantine dignitary curopalates in 954.[1] Sumbat is commemorated in the church inscriptions from Ishkhani and Doliskana in what is now Artvin Province, Turkey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, pp. 490-3. Georgetown University Press.
  2. ^ Antony Eastmond (1998), Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia, pp. 224-226. Penn State Press, ISBN 0-271-01628-0.
Preceded byDavid II King of Iberia 937–958 Succeeded byBagrat II


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