User:Georgiano/sandbox/List of Armenian polities within the Kingdom of Georgia

This is a list of polities that have existed on the present-day territory of Armenia under direct suzerainty of Kingdom of Georgia.

Marcher Lords of Lori

 * Ivane I Orbeli 1118–1128
 * Sumbat Orbeli 1128–1155
 * Ivane II Orbeli 1156–1178
 * Kubasar 1178–1184
 * Sargis Mkhargrdzeli 1185–1187
 * Zakaria II Mkhargrdzeli 1187/1191–1212 (merged to March of Ani)

Marcher Lords of Ani

 * Abuser Abuserisdze 1045–1046
 * Abulet 1124–1126
 * Sadun 1161
 * Ivane II Orbeli 1161–1163 / 1174–1177
 * Sargis I Mkhargrdzeli 1177–1178
 * Zakaria II Mkhargrdzeli 1199/1201–1212
 * Shanshe I Mkhargrdzeli 1212–1261
 * Avag-Sargis Mkhargrdzeli 1261–1268
 * Ivane II (son of Shanshe I) 1268–1285
 * Mkhargrdzeli (son of Ivane II) 1285–1310
 * Shanshe II (son of Ivane II) 1310–1336

Lordship of Amberd
The head of the Vachutean's family, Vache was ruler of following districts: Aragatsotn, Shirak, Amberd and lands as far as Arsharunik.

Marcher Lords of Dvin

 * certain Ananiya 1162–1163/4
 * Ivane I Mkhargrdzeli 1193–1227
 * Avag Mkhargrdzeli 1227–1250
 * Khuashak (co-ruler Sadun Mankaberdeli)

Lordship of Vayots Dzor
In the 1210s, the Proshians or Khaghbakians helped the Mkhargrdzelis in the reconquest of Vayots Dzor, Bjni and Dvin. As a reward, they were given lands in western Vayots Dzor and parts of Kotayk and Ayrarat.

Marcher Lords of Gagi

 * unknown rulers since 1124
 * Ivane Vardanisdze ?–1191
 * Zakaria Gageli 1191–1212
 * Vahram Gageli 1212–1251
 * Aghbugha 1252–1258

Lordship of Norberd

 * David Kvirikid 1193–1216
 * Vasak Kvirikid 1216–1237

Lordship of Matsnaberd

 * Abas Kvirikid 1170–1176
 * Aghsartan
 * David of Norberd (briefly)

Marcher Lords of Kars

 * Ivane of Toreli-Akhaltsikhe 1207–1225
 * Representatives of Toreli-Akhaltsikheli family until 1270s
 * Sadun Mankaberdeli 1270s–1282
 * Kutlubugha (son of Sadun Mankaberdeli) 1282–1293

Lordship of Upper Khachen

 * Hasan I
 * Grigor Dopian
 * Hasan II d. 1287
 * Grigor II r. 1287–1331
 * Hasan III

Ivane I Mkhargrdzeli’s sister Dopi married Hasan I. He recived a large area on the southern shore of Lake Sevan and the district Sotk in Syunik. Their descedants were known as Dopians.

Lordship of Lower Khachen

 * Vahtang-Tangik 1211–1214
 * Hasan Jalal II 1214–1261

Vahtang-Tangik was married to Ivane's sister Khorishah. His son and successor Hasan Jalal II paid a visit to the Golden Horde in 1251. Using his close relationship with Sartaq Khan (r. 1255–1256), he succeeded in separating Khachen from Georgia. Hasan Jalal II unable to tolerate unreasonable taxation and mounting religious pressure, participated in an anti-Mongol uprising in 1260, allying himself with the Georgian king David IV Narin (1225-1293).

Marcher Lords of Syunik

 * Liparit III 1211–1221/1223
 * Smbat II 1221/1223–1273
 * Tarsaich 1273–1289

In 1211, Georgian army under Ivane Mkhargrdzeli wrested control of Syunik region from the Eldiguzids, and Liparit III (son of Eligum) became governor of Syunik (Vayots Dzor, in Kotayk, Gegharkunik and Kayen) Smbat II visited Karakorum in 1256 to secure sovereignty over his dominions from the Georgian king.

In order to re-establish the Orbelian House’s authority, a brother of Smbat, Tarsaich enthroned young King Demetrius II (r. 1270–1289) on the Georgian throne. Demetrius also appointed Tarsaich as atabeg (tutor) of the Georgian lands. The Orbelians survived the arrival of Timurids in the 1380s, Smbat, the last firm Orbelian ruler of Syunik chose the wrong side and, on the capture of his stronghold of Vorotnaberd in 1410, decamped for Georgia where he died. Around 1434/5, Alexander encouraged the Beshken II Orbelian to attack the Kara Koyunlu clansmen in Syunik and, for his victory, granted him Lori under terms of vassalage.