David XI of Kartli

David XI (Georgian: დავით XI) or Dāwūd Khan II (Persian: داود خان, romanized: Dāwūd Khān; Georgian: დაუთ-ხანი, romanized: daut-khani; died c.1579) was King of Kartli. A convert to Islam, he was appointed as Khan of Kartli by the Persian Shah Tahmasp I from 1562 (effectively from 1569) to 1578.

David XI
King of Kartli
Reign1562/1569–1578
PredecessorSimon I of Kartli
SuccessorSimon I of Kartli
Diedc. 1579
IssueBagrat VII of Kartli
Rostom of Kartli (illegitimate)
DynastyBagrationi
FatherLuarsab I of Kartli
MotherTamar of Imereti
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church, later Islam
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