| Bagrat V of Imereti | |
|---|---|
 King Bagrat byTeramo Castelli | |
| King of Imereti | |
| 1st reign | 1660–1661 |
| Predecessor | Alexander III |
| Successor | Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili |
| 2nd reign | 1663–1668 |
| Predecessor | Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili |
| Successor | Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili |
| 3rd reign | 1669–1678 |
| Predecessor | Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili |
| Successor | Archil |
| 4th reign | 1679–1681 |
| Predecessor | Archil |
| Successor | George III Gurieli |
| Born | 1620 or 1645 |
| Died | 1681 |
| Spouse | Ketevan of Kakheti Tatia ofMukhrani Tamar of Mukhrani |
| Issue Among others | Alexander IV of Imereti (ill.) |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | Alexander III of Imereti |
| Mother | Tamar Gurieli |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Bagrat V (Georgian:ბაგრატ V) (1620–1681), of theBagrationi dynasty, was aking (mepe) ofImereti, whose troubled reign in the years of 1660–61, 1663–68, 1669–78, and 1679–81, was marked by extreme instability and feudal anarchy in the kingdom.
The eldest son ofAlexander III of Imereti by his first wife, PrincessTamar Gurieli, the daughter ofMamia II Gurieli, Prince of Guria. Bagrat V succeeded as King on his father's death in 1660. His influential stepmotherDarejan made him marry her niece,Ketevan. However, Darejan disrupted the union a year later and offered Bagrat herself as a bride. On the king's refusal, Darejan had him arrested and blinded. The queen dowager then remarried an insignificant aristocrat,Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili, and had him crowned as king. The move drew many nobles into opposition. They enlisted theOttoman andMingrelian support and restored Bagrat. Darejan was exiled toAkhaltsikhe, in the Ottoman-held Georgian province.
In 1668, Bagrat was once again dethroned by Darejan's party with the military support of thepasha of Akhaltsikhe. However, both Darejan and her favorite were soon murdered, and Bagrat reclaimed the crown in 1669. The royal court had closely watched these events inTbilisi, eastern Georgia. KingVakhtang V Shahnawaz of Kartli, whose cooperation with thePersian suzerains allowed him to bring the whole of eastern Georgia under his control, campaigned in Imereti and crowned his sonArchil as king of Imereti in 1678. Under pressure from the Ottomans, however, Archil was soon recalled from Kutaisi, and Bagrat was replaced on the throne again in 1679.
Bagrat was married three times. His first wife wasKetevan, daughter ofPrince David of Kakheti, whom he divorced in 1661. He married secondly Princess Tatia ofMukhrani, daughter ofConstantine I, Prince of Mukhrani, and repudiated the union in 1663 to marry her sister,Tamar (died 1683). He had two sons and three daughters:
| Preceded by | King of Imereti 1660–61 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili | King of Imereti 1663–68 | Succeeded by Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili |
| Preceded by Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili | King of Imereti 1669–78 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Archil | King of Imereti 1679–81 | Succeeded by |