House of Sidamoni
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The House of Sidamoni was a noble family in Georgia, their principal line known as Aragvis Eristavi by virtue of being eristavi of Aragvi from 1578 to 1743. They were also known as Sidamonidze, Sidamo
A family portrait of Prince Eristavi from the 19th century
Ksani
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The Ksani is a river in central Georgia, which rises on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in South Ossetia and flows into the Kura. It is a left tributary of the Kura. The Ksa
House of Sidamoni
…to the Georgian kings of Kartli, rose in the ranks of nobility (aznauri) in the mid-16th century. In the 1578s, they secured the help of the Dukes of Ksani and took control of the Aragvi valley, being recognized as the eristavi (“duke”) of Aragvi by the crown in 1578. The Eristavi of Aragvi pursued an…
Ravine of Ksani