Sargis I Jaqeli

Sargis I Jaqeli (died 1285) was the first sovereign prince of Samtskhe and founder of the Jaqeli principality. As spasalar of Samtskhe he served King David VII and in 1260 led rebels against Mongol general Arghun Aqa.

In 1266 Samtskhe gained crown-land status under direct Mongol suzerainty, virtually detaching it from the Georgian crown, and Sargis became its sovereign prince in 1268. Late in life he took the monastic name Saba and was succeeded by his son Beka I.