▁f ief dom ▁being ▁Lower ▁T ao . ▁In ▁ 8 8 1 , ▁David ▁I ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁his ▁cousin ▁Nas ra , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Gu aram ▁M amp ali . ▁The ▁medieval ▁sources ▁do ▁not ▁specify ▁the ▁reason ▁behind ▁this ▁crime , ▁but ▁modern ▁histor ians ▁have ▁followed ▁Professor ▁I v ane ▁J av akh ish v ili ▁in ▁his ▁observation ▁that ▁Nas ra ▁res ented ▁his ▁father ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁all ot ▁Gu aram ' s ▁hold ings ▁to ▁their ▁Bag rat id ▁relatives , ▁and ▁more ▁specifically ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Lip ar it ids ▁in ▁Tri ale ti ▁under ▁David ' s ▁su zer ain ty . ▁David ' s ▁death ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁inter - d yn astic ▁fe ud ▁under ▁David ' s ▁only ▁son ▁Ad arn ase , ▁who ▁eventually , ▁in ▁ 8 8 8 , ▁a ven ged ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Family ▁David ▁married ▁the ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Const antine ▁III ▁of ▁Ab kh az ia ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁children : ▁ ▁a ▁daughter , ▁married ▁to ▁Ad arn ase ▁III ▁of ▁T ao ▁ ▁Ad arn ases ▁IV ▁of ▁I ber ia , ▁prince ▁of ▁I ber ia . ▁ ▁Gene al ogy ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 8 8 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pr in ces ▁of ▁I ber ia ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁murder ed ▁monarch s ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁monarch