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Kherkheulidze

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Coat of arms of Princes Kherkheulidze

Kherkheulidze (Georgian: ხერხეულიძე) was a Georgian noble family, originally in the southern province of Samtskhe where they held the locale called Kherkheti.

History

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At the end of the 12th century, one of the members of this house is said to have appointed to the Alan district of Nar where he married a local noblewoman and produced a new line of the family. Under the Russian rule, the Kherkheulidze were confirmed in the dignity of knyaz (1825, 1850, 1864).[1][2]

The Kherkheulidze family was made famous by the 17th-century military commander Aghatang and his nine sons who bore the Georgian battle flag and all died at the Battle of Marabda in 1625.

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ Bagrationi, Ioane (1768-1830). Kherkheulidze. The Brief Description of the Georgian Noble Houses. Retrieved on January 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 271. Georgetown University Press.