Mikadze

Mikadze ( Georgian მიქაძე, მიქაძეები ) is an ancient Georgian (Mingrelian) princely family. Apparently Svan origin. They belonged to the category of Didi Tavadi (დიდი თავადი). The princes of Mikadze inherited the posts of the Churaadidi and Nokalakevi Mouravas and the Chaladidi mdivanbegs . With these titles and posts, the clan is also mentioned during the reign of Levan V Dadiani . When describing the church of St. George in the town of Gamochinebuli in Guria, Dmitry Bakradze reports that “the cross, also containing inscriptions, silver with gilding and precious stones, is one of those that were usually worn in flocks”, among others it has the inscription: “Afrasiobou Mikadze may God forgive his sins. Whoever says pardon to him, may God have mercy. ” Bakradze believes that Afrosiob Mikadze was a figure in the first half of the 16th century, as other inscriptions dating back to the same time as the Afrosiob inscription mention the ruler of Guria Mamiya I Gurieli (d. 1534), rector of the Lazar monastery Nizharadze and the influential princes of that time, Javakh and Shedan Chiladze. The first mention of the princes Mikadze in written sources refers to 1582. In a letter to the ruler of Megrelia (apparently George III Dadiani ), the prince of Potia and Anakli is mentioned, the Moravian of the Chaladid and Nokalakev Bezhan Mikadze along with his brothers Beka, Katsiy and Peter. Prince Beku Mikadze, the elder brother of Bejan, as reported in the letter, "having caught the Bichvinti Tatars, and taking with them turned into Mohammedan law and made it a Pasha." Prince Peter Mikadze, the younger brother of Bejan, was sent to accompany Kartli, one of the Georgian kings (apparently Simon I ), and became the ancestor of the Kartli branch of the family, his descendants were in religious service, and were hereditary archpriests of the Tbilisi Zion Cathedral . Among the descendants of Peter Mikadze were Metropolitan Yevfimiy Tbileli (d. 1740) and Ambrosiy Nekreseli (ამბროსი ნეკრესელი, 1728-1812), as well as Georgian writer and statesman Iessei Osesdze / Mikadze, better known as Jesse Baratashvili. Famous descendants of Jesse Baratashvili, Prince Baratov, Joseph Alexandrovich (1872-1937), attorney, sworn attorney, deputy of the State Duma of the 1st convocation from the Tiflis province and Prince Baratov, Nikolai Nikolaevich (1865-1932) - Russian cavalry general. The descendants of Prince Bezhan Mikadze, Prince Sekhnia Mikadze and his eldest son Bezhan, on December 2, 1803, affixed their signatures to “Requests and the sworn promise of Prince Mingrelian Dadian at entering Russian citizenship.” The oath was taken in the fortress of Chaladidi. Based on this document, the descendants of Prince Sehniya Mikadze (his sons from his first marriage - Bejan, George, Gregory and Dmitry - and his sons from his second marriage with Princess Darejan Nakashidze - Konstantin and Manuchar) were recognized as princes of the Russian Empire in 1867 year after the final abolition of the autonomy of the Megrelian principality.

Mikadze
Title	Prince Mikadze, Prince Poti and Anaklia, Mourav Chaladidi and Nokalakevi
Branches of the genus	Mikadze nobles
Genus	from the 16th century
Place of origin	Megrelian Principality
Nationality
Georgian kingdom
Russian empire

There was also a noble branch of Mikadze. The descendants of Buchua Mikadze were recognized as the noble dignity of the Russian Empire in the village of Samikao.

Ownership

the ruins of a fortress in Nokalakevi

The princes of Mikadze owned the fortress of Poti , Anaklia and Chaladidi , as well as extensive possessions in the vicinity of Nokalakevi . The following villages belonged to their hereditary possessions: Chaladidi (partially, an extensive property consisting of the Upper (ზემო) and Lower (ქვემო) Chaladidi, Chaladidi included the villages: Sagvichio, Sakorkio, Siriakkoni, Chaladidis-Mukhuri, Mikadze, Sachachuo, Sachachuo Poti et al.), Nokalakevi (partially), Zanati (partially), Samikao ; possessions began on the border of Megrelia and Imereti , the eastern border was the river Tskhenistskali , and stretched from east to west until the sea on both sides of the Rioni river.