Gurgen I of Tao

With the help of Gurgen,[2] Prince Nasra of Tao-Klarjeti murdered Kouropalates David I of Iberia in a bid to seize power.

However, the Georgian loyalist party, led by Liparit Baghvashi and supported by the Ashot I of Armenia, revolted against Nasra to place David's son Adarnase on the throne.

[2] As a result of these complications, Nasra was forced to take refuge in Constantinople,[3] while Gurgen, who had remained in Georgia, was given the title of Kouropalates and confirmed on the throne by Byzantine Empire due to Adarnase's minority.

To this end, he allied himself with the Georgian loyalist party and Armenia, which worsened his relations with the Byzantine Empire and the neighbouring Kingdom of Abkhazia.

The three men met in 888 and the loyalist troops, although outnumbered by the Abkhazians, managed to defeat the enemy and capture Nasra, who was executed at Aspindza.