The Princes of Abkhazia governed the Abkhazian principality during the Middle Ages until mid-19th century. During this period, Abkhazia was included in various larger states like Georgia, Samegrelo and the Ottoman Empire.

In the 15th century, feudal Georgia was split into four smaller regions. Abkhazia was then a principality, led by Princes of the Shirvashidze dynasty.

List of Princes of Abkhazia

• Dardan Shirvashidze (died June 26, 1243)
• Rabia Shirvashidze (fl. 1459)
• Salomoni I Shirvashidze (fl. 1491, died 1495)
• Arsqan Shirvashidze (fl. 1520)
• Taimurazi Shirvashidze (fl. 1625)
• Qara Bey Shirvashidze (fl. 1637)
• Kuapu Shirvashidze (fl. 1650)
• Salomoni II Shirvashidze (fl. 1665)
• Jigetshi Shirvashidze (1700 - 1730)
• Hamid Bey Shirvashidze
• Mancha I Shirvashidze (died 1757)
• Mancha II Shirvashidze
• Zurab Shirvashidze
• Levanti Shirvashidze
• Kelesh-Ahmad Bey Shirvashidze (born 1747, died May 2, 1806)
• Aslan Bey Shirvashidze (ruled May 2, 1806 - June 10, 1810; died 1821)
• Giorgi Shirvashidze (ruled 1810-1821)
• Dimitri Giorgievitch Shirvashidze (ruled 1821-1822; died October 16, 1822)
• Mikhail Giorgievitch Shirvashidze (ruled 1822-1864; died April 1866)
• Giorgi Mikhailovitch (ruled the year 1866; born 1846, deported in July 1866)

See also List of Prime Ministers of Abkhazia for a list of modern rulers.