Abuleti

Abuleti was a Georgian feudal lord of the Abuletisdze family and commander under the kings David IV and Demetrius I. He was also governor of Ani from 1124 to 1126.

Biography Abuleti was a loyal nobleman from Kakheti, the founder of the Abuletisdze family, and a commander under the Georgian King David IV.

In 1110, Abuleti, alongside George of Chqondidi, Theodore, and Ivane I Orbeli, launched a successful retaliation against the Seljuk settlement, recapturing the city of Samshvilde, which was subsequently incorporated into the royal dominions without any significant battle. Following this victory, the Seljuks withdrew from much of their occupied territories, enabling Georgian forces to seize .

In 1124, King David IV captured Ani and exiled Emir Abu'l-Aswar and his eight sons to Abkhazia. King David IV then appointed Abuleti and his son Ivane as governors of Ani. In 1126, Fadl, the son of Abu'l-Aswar, gathered troops from the Seljuk Sultan Ahmad Sanjar and used them to besiege Ani. When David IV's successor, King Demetrius I, did not send reinforcements to relieve the city, Abuleti, having learned of David IV's death and fearing the Turkish threat, surrendered Ani to Fadl.

After the surrender of Ani, Abuleti and Ivane fled to Dmanisi. The last mention of him is in 1131, when Abuleti's son Ivane conspired with King Demetrius' pretender half-brother, Vakhtang, to assassinate the king. Abuleti denounced his own son to the king, who responded decisively: Ivane was beheaded, and Vakhtang was blinded, ultimately leading to his death.