Demetrius II of Abkhazia

Demetrius II დემეტრე II
King of Abkhazia
Reign	855–864
Predecessor	Theodosius II
Successor	George I
Dynasty	Anchabadze

Demetrius II (Georgian: დემეტრე II) was King of the Abkhazia from circa 855 to 864. He was the second son of Leon II of the Anchabadze dynasty. He succeeded his brother Theodosius II.

Demetrius supported Armenian rebels against the Abbasid Caliphate. His army was defeated by general Bugha and Demetrius fled northward toward Alania. Bugha pursued him with a 120,000-man army, but his advance was halted by fierce resistance from the mountain fighters of Kakheti (the Tsanars)^[1] amid severe winter conditions with heavy snowfall.^[2]

Family

Demetrius married an unknown princess:

Issue

• Tinen, duke of Chikha (died, 871 / 877);
• Bagrat I Abkhazia, King of the Abkhazia from 882 until 894 AD.

Genealogy

v t e Genealogy of the Kings of Abkhazia

Theodor Archon of Abasgia r. 710's–730 Constantine II Archon of Abasgia r. 730–745 Leon I Archon of Abasgia r. 745–767 Leon II Archon of Abasgia r. 767–780 King of Abkhazia r. 780–828 Theodosius II King of Abkhazia r. 811–837 Demetrius II King of Abkhazia r. 837–872 George I King of Abkhazia r. 872–878 Tinen of Chikha Bagrat I King of Abkhazia r. 887–898 Constantine III King of Abkhazia r. 898–916 Anonymous daughter married to Ashot of Klarjeti George II King of Abkhazia r. 916–960 fr:Bagrat Anchabadzé King of Abkhazia r. 923–930 Constantine Duke of Kartli r. 923–926 Leon III Duke of Kartli r. 926–957 King of Abkhazia r. 960–969 Demetrius III King of Abkhazia r. 969–976 Theodosius III King of Abkhazia r. 976–978 Bagrat Anonymous daughter married to Shourta of Kakheti Gurandukht married to Gurgen of Iberia Anonymous daughter married to Abas I of Armenia Bagrat II King of Abkhazia r. 978–1014

References

1. Minorsky 1958, p. 19.
2. Shahinyan 2008, pp. 112–113.

Bibliography

• Cyrille Toumanoff, Les dynasties de la Caucasie chrétienne de l'Antiquité jusqu'au XIXe siècle : Tables généalogiques et chronologiques, Rome, 1990
• Christian Settipani, Continuité des élites à Byzance durant les siècles obscurs. Les princes caucasiens et l'Empire du VIe au IXe siècle, Paris, de Boccard, 2006, 634 pàgs. (ISBN 978-2-7018-0226-8)
• Minorsky, V. F (March 1958). A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries. Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. pp. 1–187.
• Shahinyan, A. K. (2008). "Последнее восстание в арабской провинции Арминийа (850-855 гг.)" [The last revolt in the Arab province of Arminiya (850-855)]. Вестник Санкт-Петербургского Университета. Серия 2: История (in Russian). 4 (1): 108–117.

Preceded by Theodosius II

King of Abkhazia 855–864

Succeeded by George I