Stephen I of Iberia
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Stephen I, of the Guaramid Dynasty, was a presiding prince of Iberia from c. 590 to 627. He was killed following the Siege of Tbilisi by the invading Byzantine army.
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"Ibero-Sasanid" coin of Stephen I
Guaram I
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Guaram I was a Georgian prince, who attained to the hereditary rulership of Iberia and the East Roman title of curopalates from 588 to c. 590. He is commonly identified with the Gurgenes of the Byzant
Stephen I of Iberia
…central and eastern Georgia) from c. 590 to 627. He was killed following the Siege of Tbilisi by the invading Byzantine army. The son and successor of Guaram I of Iberia, Stephen reversed his father’s pro-Byzantine politics to pro-Sasanian and, through loyalty to his Sasanid suzerains, succeeded in reuniting Iberia under…
Coin of Guaram I, showing Sasanian influences