Background
Levan Abashidze was a son of Giorgi-Malakia Abashidze, who seized the crown of Imereti in 1702 and was deposed in 1707.
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Career
He was the maternal grandfather of King Solomon I of Imereti, whom he fought and eventually met his death in the battle with Solomon"s army at Khresili. In 1757, Levan, together with the influential Georgian grandee Rostom, Duke of Racha, joined an Ottoman army sent against Solomon.
Politics
During a series of political intrigues and clan feuds plaguing Imereti, in 1726, Levan was dispossessed by Alexander of the fortress of Shorapani, which was then granted to Levan"s relative and adversary Zurab Abashidze. Prince Levan fought on the side of Alexander against the powerful party of nobles led by Bezhan"s son Otia Dadiani in a debilitating civil war, but he later fell afoul of his royal son-in-law and the two clashed with their forces in 1745.
