Overview
The Samtskhe-Saatabago or Samtskhe Atabegate (Georgian: სამცხე-საათაბაგო), also called the Principality of Samtskhe (სამცხის სამთავრო), was a Georgian feudal principality in Zemo Kartli, ruled by an atabeg (tutor) of Georgia for nearly three and a half centuries, between 1268 and 1625. Its territory consisted of the modern-day Samtskhe-Javakheti region and the historical region of Tao-Klarjeti.
Historical Periods
Samtskhe-Saatabago (1468–1501)
1468 CE – 1501 CE
Capital: AkhaltsikheArea: 42,625 km²
Samtskhe-Saatabago (1502–1506)
1502 CE – 1506 CE
Capital: AkhaltsikheArea: 42,528 km²