- Padla II of Kakheti
P'adla II ( _ka. ფადლა II) (died 929) was a prince and
chorepiscopus ofKakheti in eastern Georgia from 918 to 929.He succeeded upon the death of his father, Kvirike I. His rule was marked by the Arab raids into Kakheti and Padla’s involvement in the struggles and dynastic feuds in various Caucasian polities. Early in his reign he lost the fortress of Orchobi to the neighboring ruler Adaranase Patrikios of
Hereti who had ceded it to Padla’s father. In 922, Padla aided KingAshot II of Armenia in crushing the revolt by prince Moses ofUtik . Later in his reign, he also assistedGeorge II of Abkhazia against his rebellious son Prince Constantine. He was succeeded by his son Kvirike II.References
*Toumanoff, Cyrille (1976, Rome). Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour le Caucase chrétien (Arménie, Géorgie, Albanie).
*Вахушти Багратиони. [http://www.vostlit.by.ru/Texts/rus6/Wachushti/text5.htm История царства грузинского. Возникновение и жизнь Кахети и Эрети. Ч.1.]
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