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Beka I Jaqeli

Also known as Beka Jaqeli

Beka I Jaqeli was atabeg of Samtskhe in southern Georgia in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Ruling under Mongol overlordship, he strengthened the autonomy of his principality and issued a law code that was later expanded under King George V and is known as the Code of Beka and Aghbugha, an important monument of Georgian law.

Beka I Jaqeli
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Principality of Samtskhe

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