Claim: Mamia III Gurieli, a younger son of Giorgi Abashidze and Tamar Chijavadze, was summoned from Akhaltsikhe and installed as prince-regnant with the pasha's support.
Evidence: Mamia was a younger son of Giorgi III Gurieli and Tamar Chijavadze. Eventually, in 1689, at the request of Guria's nobility, Mamia was summoned from Akhaltsikhe and installed as prince-regnant with the pasha's support, while the blinded Malakia was made Bishop of Shemokmedi by the new Gurieli ruler.