Satavados were established in times of political and economical overthrow of Georgian Kingdom, by exploitation peasants and grooving immunity of feudal lords when they formed a new class of Tavadi (prince) / (duke) (Georgian: თავადი).
The Tavadi were one of the highest ranks of Georgian nobility, second only to the Royal Families of Georgia (the various branches of the Bagrationi dynasty).
Other ranks include Mtavari and Eristavi The long period of domination of foreign intruders extremely weakened the central political and economic power, which became the main reason for rising of Satavados.
Weak monarch could not employ his main function – keep his villains in humility and safe feudal order in country.
The Aznauri (nobleman) obeyed to and served the Tavadi (prince) / (duke) by following their every order of diplomatic, secretarial and military nature.
When Georgia was united (11th-13th centuries) the country became strong economically and socially, Royal role was mighty and ground and such feudal institutes existed in a more unified state as well, with the feudal rulers having the title of Eristavi instead.
The Tavadi however did not do such a thing, instead they kept their last names intact, and continued to rule many of the lands they owned.
Both the Tavadi, the Eristavi and the Mtavari kept their noble rights and registered them abroad as well, along with the Royal branches of the Bagrationi dynasty, especially in Russian books of nobility such as the "Velvet Book", reserved to only the highest ranks of Georgian nobility, the Russian Imperial List of Princely Families of Georgia and Imereti, and the various armorial registers.
“Prince property” (Georgian: საუფლისწულო) – was granted to a feudal family to manage it for some time.
Interim owned of the ”Prince property” could not sell or change anything in serf-feudal obligations.
“Individually owned” (Georgian: სათავისთაო) - manors were most progressive type of land hold.
It vas individually owned by only one family, which was inherited or was granted for good service to the King or dowered.
The mane Satavado in Kartli were: Ksani's, Aragvi's, Samukhranbatono, Saamilakhvro, Satsitsiano, Sabaratiano.
(Many of them were named after the families which owned them) Satavados system disunited feudal Georgia and made reunion of the country impossible.
The Satavados were abolished in the 19th century when Georgia was fully occupied by the Russian Empire.
Russian Nobility Association in America:[1] List of Princely Families of Georgia - Список княжеских родов Грузии: [2][circular reference]
and handed over by the Abashidze family to the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Genealogical Society I.L.
The armorial includes 131 coats of arms, 95 surnames: mostly Georgian, with the exception of 8 of Armenian and North Caucasian origin, as well as data (not always reliable) about some dynasties.
и переданная семьёй Абашидзе заместителю председателя Грузинского генеалогического общества И.Л.Бичикашвили.
Гербовник включает 131 герб, 95 фамилий: в основном грузинских, за исключением 8 армянского и северокавказского происхождения, а также данные (не всегда достоверные) о некоторых родах.
Любимов С. В. Титулованные роды Российской империи: Опыт подробного перечисления всех титулованных российских дворянских фамилий, с указанием происхождения каждой фамилии, а также времени получения титула и утверждения в нём.