Kherkheulidze
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Kherkheulidze was a Georgian
noble family, originally in the southern province of Samtskhe where they held the locale called Kherkheti. 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).
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.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
noble family, originally in the southern province of Samtskhe where they held the locale called Kherkheti. At the end of the 12th century, one of the members of this house is said to have appointed to the Alan
Alania
Alania may refer to:*Alania, the medieval state of the Alans or Alani people in the North Caucasus*The short name of the modern North Ossetia-Alania, one of the Caucasian republics in the Russian Federation...
district of Nar where he married a local noblewoman and produced a new line of the family. Under the Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
rule, the Kherkheulidze were confirmed in the dignity of knyaz
Knyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
(1825, 1850, 1864).
The Kherkheulidze family was made famous by the 17th-century military commander Aghatang and his nine sons
Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze
Nine Brothers Kherkheulidze with their mother and sister were heroes of the Battle of Marabda. All of them died defending their motherland.In 1625, Shah Abbas I of Persia marched his largest army toward Georgia’s eastern provinces, Kartli and Kakheti, under the leadership of Isa-Khan Qurchibash....
who bore the Georgian battle flag and all died at the Battle of Marabda
Battle of Marabda
The Battle of Marabda , when the Iranian army defeated a Georgian force. This battle occurred after the Battle of Martqopi in the same year, when the Iranian army was routed.-References:...
in 1625.