Kashibadze Explained

Surname:Kashibadze
Coat Of Arms:
Coat of Arms
Country:Kingdom of Georgia
Georgia
Titles:Prince
Founder:Barata "The Great" Kachibadze
Founding Year:c. 15th-Century
Deposition:1801/1810
Cadet Branches:Baratashvili

The House of Kashibadze (Georgian: ქაშიბაძე) is a Georgian noble family, appearing at the end of the 14th century as a continuation of the Kachibadze (ქაჩიბაძე).

History

The Kashibadze family, literally derives from the 15th-century nobleman Barata "The Great" Kachibadze treasurer of Georgian King Alexander I. It is believed that his ancestor was King George V Amiredjibi Kawtar Kachibadze, a prominent Georgian politician of the 14th century. Analyzing their surname and given some historical realities Academician Simon Janashia claimed that Kachibaidze came from Abkhazia, and their original surname - Kechba (Gechba). The Kachibadze are first attested in an early 14th-century inscription from the Pitareti monastery.