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Jan 26, 1813 Died on 30 Aug 1853 (aged 40)
prince of Mingrelia
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About David Dadiani
- David Dadiani (Georgian: ????? ???????; 23 January 1813 – 30 August 1853), of the House of Dadiani, was Prince of Mingrelia, in western Georgia, from 1846 until his death in 1853.
- A son of Levan V Dadiani, he became de facto ruler of Mingrelia on his father's retirement in 1840.
- Like his father, David ruled as an autonomous subject of the Russian Empire and served as a major-general of the Russian army.
- David presided over the frequently heavy-handed efforts to modernize Mingrelia's government, economy, and education.
- The Russian authorities, citing the Mingrelians' discontent with Dadiani's harsh measures, attempted, but failed to bribe him into resigning his office.
- David died of malaria at the age of 40.
