predecessor successor succession mother religion article_title name reign
tzath i of lazica tzath ii of lazica king of lazica valeriana georgian orthodox church ? gubazes ii of lazica
 gubazes ii გუბაზ ii ca. 541 -- 555
gubazes ii of lazica

gubazes ii -lrb- , -rrb- was king of lazica -lrb- modern western georgia -rrb- from circa 541 until his assassination in 555 .
he was one of the central personalities of the lazic war -lrb- 541 -- 562 -rrb- .
he originally ascended the throne as a vassal of the byzantine empire , but the heavy-handed actions of the byzantine authorities led him to seek the assistance of byzantium 's main rival , sassanid persia .
the byzantines were evicted from lazica with the aid of a persian army in 541 , but the persian occupation of the country turned out to be worse , and by 548 , gubazes was requesting assistance from byzantium .
gubazes remained a byzantine ally during the next few years , as the two empires fought for control of lazica , with the fortress of petra as the focal point of the struggle .
gubazes eventually quarrelled with the byzantine generals over the fruitless continuation of the war , and was assassinated by them .
