Shahnshah Zakarian

Shahnshah Zakarian
Շահնշահ Ա Զաքարյան
Probable mural of Shahnshah Zakarian as a donator at Kobayr Monastery Chapel, painted in the 1270s.
Amirspasalar
In office
1212–1250
Preceded byZakare II Zakarian
Succeeded byZakare III Zakarian
Mandaturtukhutsesi
In office
1223–1261
Preceded byShalva Akhaltsikheli
Succeeded byAvag-Sargis III Zakarian
Personal details
Born1197
Died1261
Resting placeKobayr monastery
SpouseVaneni
ParentZakare II Zakarian

Shahnshah Zakarian (Georgian: შანშე მხარგრძელი; Armenian: Շահնշահ Ա) was a member of the Armenian Zakarid dynasty, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia, holding the office of amirspasalar (Commander-in-Chief) of the Georgian army. He was the son of Zakare II Zakarian, and the father of Zakare III Zakarian, who participated to the Siege of Baghdad in 1258.