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List of Georgian dukes (eristavs)

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Royal Duchies

Dukes of Klarjeti

The Klarjeti (Georgian: კლარჯეთი [kʼlard͡ʒɛtʰi]; Armenian: Կղարջք, Kharjk) was a province of ancient and medieval Georgia, which is now part of Turkey's Artvin Province. Klarjeti, the neighboring province of Tao and several other smaller districts constituted a larger region with shared history and culture conventionally known as Tao-Klarjeti.

Guaramid dynasty

Guaram I (588–c. 590)

Stephanus I (c. 590–627)

Guaram II (684–c. 693)

Guaram III (c. 693–c. 748)

Stephanus III (779/780–786)

Dukes of Odzrkhe

Odzrkhe or Odzrakhe (Georgian: ოძრხე or ოძრახე) was a historic fortified town and the surrounding area in what is now Abastumani, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, southern Georgia. According to medieval Georgian historic tradition, it was founded by the mythic hero Odzrakhos of the Kartlosid line. The ruins of old fortifications are still visible around the site.

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