Landmarks
Demetrius II of Georgia
დემეტრე II თავდადებული
A street-name plaque in Batumi commemorates King Demetrius II of Georgia, known as Demetre Tavdadebuli, the Self-Sacrificer, after whom the street is named.
The plaque gives the origin of the street name Demetre Tavdadebuli in the centre of Batumi. Demetrius II (1259–1289) of the Bagrationi dynasty was king of Eastern Georgia from 1270 until his execution by the Mongol Ilkhans in 1289. In Georgian he is known as Tavdadebuli, the Self-Sacrificer or the Devoted.
Sources
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- Demetrius II of Georgia (Wikipedia), consulted on 21 October 2026.
- Demetre Tavdadebuli plaque in Batumi (Wikimedia Commons), consulted on 21 October 2026.
