Luarsab I of Kartli
King of Kartli
1502 – 1556
- Born
- 1502
- Died
- 1556
- House
- Bagrationi
Biography
King of Kartli from 1527 to 1556, he led a long resistance against Persian Safavid encroachment. He died fighting the Persians at the Battle of Garisi in 1556 after a heroic last stand. His resistance became a touchstone of Georgian patriotic memory.
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