By the 1540s, they had already been in possession of a sizeable fiefdom within the Kingdom of Imereti located in its eastern part and called Saabashidzeo (სააბაშიძეო; literally, "[the land] of Abashidze"). The family reached a climax of its might at the turn of the 18th century, when it possessed 78 villages, several castles, fortresses, churches and monasteries as well as 1,500 serf households.
By the 1540s, the family had a significant territory within the Kingdom of Imereti, known as Saabashidzeo (literally meaning "the land of Abashidze").  At the turn of the 18th century, they controlled 78 villages, several castles and fortresses, churches, monasteries, and over 1,500 serf households.