He was the son of
Ivane II Zakarian and grandson of
Shahnshah Zakarian, he was one of the active participants in the political events of that time. He was an apostle to
Beka I Jaqeli, so that he could send the Prince George (the future
George V) to be brought up with him. The chronicler mentions Shahnshah a member of the Mongol punitive expedition against King
David VIII. "
Atabeg-
Amirspasalar Shahansha" is mentioned in one of the Armenian inscriptions of 1310 AD, and only as Atabeg in the Georgian-language epitaph on the tombstone of his brother, Atabeg
Vahram.
His wife Kuandze The wife of Shahnshah II Zakarian was named
Kuandze and was the daughter of the Armenian Princes
Khoshak and
Shams al-Din Juvayni, an
Il-Khanid Sahib Divan, "the highest ranking officials in the hierarchical system of the II-khanid state", responsible for finance. Khuandze is known from an inscription at
Ani. Kuandze is also known from an inscription at the
Church of the Holy Apostles at
Ani: == References ==