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Luarsab I

king (mepe) of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli

b. 1502 CE – d. 1558 CE World The Great Crossroads

Luarsab I (Georgian: ლუარსაბ I) (c. 1502–1509 – c. 1556–1558), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (mepe) of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli from 1527 to 1556 or from 1534 to 1558. Persistent in his resistance against Safavid Persian aggression, he was killed in the Battle of Garisi.

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Moran, J. (2025). Luarsab I. History Atlas. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/luarsab-i/

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