Heraclius I of Kakheti

Heraclius I
Engraving by Nicolaes Witsen, 1705
King of Kakheti
Reign1675–1676
PredecessorArchil II
SuccessorPersian governorate
King of Kartli
Reign1688–1703
PredecessorGeorge XI
SuccessorGeorge XI
King of Kakheti
Reign1703–1709
PredecessorPersian governorate
SuccessorDavid II
RegentDavid (1703–1709)
Born1643
Died1709 (aged 66–67)
Isfahan, Safavid Iran
Spouse
(m. 1676)
Issue
Among others
DynastyBagrationi
FatherPrince David of Kakheti
MotherHelen Diasamidze
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church, then Shia Islam
Khelrtva

Heraclius I (Georgian: ერეკლე I, romanized: erek'le I; Persian: ارگلی خان, romanizedEreglī Khān) or Nazar Ali Khan (Persian: نظر علی خان, romanizedNaẓar ʿAlī Khān; Georgian: ნაზარალი-ხანი, romanized: nazarali-khani) (1643–1709), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Georgian monarch (mepe) who ruled the kingdoms of Kakheti (1675–1676, 1703–1709) and Kartli (1688–1703) under the protection of the Safavid dynasty of Iran.