Mampali
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Mampali was a dynastic title in medieval Georgia
(late 8th-10th centuries), usually held by high-ranking Bagratid
princes who did not possess any Byzantine
dignities. It is compound of the words mama, "father", and upali, "lord". The following Bagratid princes held the title of mampali:
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...
(late 8th-10th centuries), usually held by high-ranking Bagratid
Bagrationi Dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was the ruling family of Georgia. Their ascendency lasted from the early Middle Ages until the early 19th century. In modern usage, this royal line is frequently referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, a Hellenized form of their dynastic name.The origin of the Bagrationi...
princes who did not possess any Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
dignities. It is compound of the words mama, "father", and upali, "lord". The following Bagratid princes held the title of mampali:
- Guaram MampaliGuaram MampaliGuaram, the mampali, was a Georgian Bagratid prince and the youngest son of Ashot I, the founder of the Bagratid dynasty of Iberia/Kartli....
(died 882)
- Gurgen I MampaliGurgen I MampaliGurgen I was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti. He was a presiding prince of Iberia with the Byzantine title of curopalates from 881 until his death in a dynastic feud in 891....
(c. 870-891)
- Sumbat I MampaliSumbat I MampaliSumbat I was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and hereditary ruler of Klarjeti from c. 870 until his death....
(c. 870-889)
- Bagrat I Mampali (889-900)
- David Mampali (889-943)