Solomon I of Imereti
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Solomon I the Great (Georgian: სოლომონ I დიდი) (1735 – April 23, 1784), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was king (mepe) of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1752 to 1765 and again from 1767 until his death in 1784.
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Reign | 1752–1784 |
Predecessor | Alexander V of Imereti Teimuraz of Imereti |
Successor | Teimuraz of Imereti David II of Imereti |
Born | 1735 |
Died | 1784 (aged 48–49) |
Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
Father | Alexander V of Imereti |
Mother | Tamar Abashidze |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
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Solomon I's accession to the throne of Imereti was preceded by almost a century of unrest in the kingdom of Imereti. The Ottoman garrisons stationed in the Imereti castles, the Ottoman tribute, the rivalry between the king and the princes-nobles, the slave-trading, the intrigues of those seeking the throne, the weakened church plunged the country into anarchy.[1]