Bagrat II (Georgian: ბაგრატ II) (died 966) was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti who ruled the Duchy of Upper Tao from 961 until his death in 966.
Bagrat was the eldest son of Adarnase V of Tao, a Kouropalates and influential political leader of the Georgian states during the Abkhazian occupation of Kartli, and a daughter of David I of Klarjeti.
[1] Information about his life is lacking in detail, but it is known that he took part with his younger brother David in a plot against his own father, forcing the latter to abdicate and join the monastic orders against his will in 961.
[2] This coup allowed Bagrat to become Duke of Upper Tao, but there is no record of the Byzantine dignity of Kouropalates being passed on after the event.
Giorgi Merchule's 10th-century hagiographic work Life of Gregory of Khandzta mentions Bagrat II as a protector of Georgian culture and a builder of churches.