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Period of Persian vassalage of Kartli, a Kingdom in the Caucasus.
Establishment
January 1504: In 1503, Shah Ismail I of Persia conquered the Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti, making them his vassals. This marked the expansion of the Safavid Empire into the Caucasus region.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Ismail I of the Safavid dynasty.
January 1514: In 1513, the Kingdom of Kartli managed a short conquest of neighbouring Kakheti.
January 1521: In 1520, the Kingdom of Kakheti was restored with the support of local nobles by Levan of Kakheti.
Were a series of wars between Ottoman Empire and the Safavid, Afsharid, Zand, and Qajar dynasties of Iran (Persia) through the 16th-20th centuries.
2.1.Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-1590)
Was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. The war was won by the Ottomans that gained various territories, in particular western Iran.
2.1.1.Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign
Was a military Ottoman expedition launched in 1578 by grand-vizier Lala Mustafa Pasha against Persia.
August 1578: The Ottomans continued their expansion against the Safavids, and by the August 24 took the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
2.2.Ottoman-Safavid War (1603-1618)
Was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. Persia regained and reestablished its suzerainty over the Caucasus and Western Iran, which had been lost at the Treaty of Constantinople in 1590.
2.2.1.Safavid Invasion (1603)
Was the Safavid invasion of the Ottoman Empire.
January 1604: In 1603, Safavid armies led by Shah Abbas I captured Tbilisi, leading to the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti becoming Safavid dependencies.
December 1604: The Safavids advanced towards Kars before being stopped in Akhaltsikhe.
2.2.2.Treaty of Nasuh Pasha
The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed on 20 November 1612 and ended the first phase of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1603-1618).
November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.
2.2.3.Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns
Were a series of campaigns by Safavid king Abbas I in the Caucasus.
January 1613: In 1612, tensions between the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti in Georgia and the Shah of Iran escalated when Teimuraz and Luarsab, Georgian rebels, executed pro-Iranian nobility, including the governor of Karabakh. This event marked a turning point in the conflict between Georgia and Iran.
April 1614: Shah Abbas I of Persia led the Iranian armies that invaded the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti in March 1614. This marked the beginning of the Persian occupation of the region, with Kartli eventually coming under Persian control.
2.3.Ottoman-Safavid War (1623-1639)
Was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire.
January 1634: In 1633, the Georgian kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti, ruled by King Teimuraz, rebelled against Safavid rule. This defiance led to the territory falling into the hands of Georgian rebels, escalating tensions on the Caucasian front of the Persians.
January 1635: In 1634, Rustam Khan, a Georgian convert to Islam, was sent by the Shah of Persia to subdue the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti. Teimuraz I, the ruler of Kartli, was defeated in the conflict.
Was a military expedition undertaken by the Ottoman Empire against its tributary states in western Georgia.
January 1704: In 1703, the heavily fortified towers of Chalatqe in the canton of Argveti were destroyed by soldiers led by Ishak Pasha of the Ottoman Empire. This event marked the Ottoman Empire's expansion into the region and the defeat of local resistance forces.
January 1704: In 1703, the Imeretians, led by King George XI, were unable to defend Baghdati against the Ottoman Empire's artillery. This defeat resulted in the territory of Baghdati falling under Ottoman control.
January 1705: The cost of the Ottoman invasion of western Georgia contributed to the fall of Sultan Mustafa II. The new Ottoman government ordered the withdraw from much of western Georgia's interior.
Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.
4.1.Russo-Persian War (1722-23)
Was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the Tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian and Caucasus regions.
June 1724: The Treaty of Constantinople (1724) concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire, dividing large portions of the Safavid Iran between them. Iranian lands located on the east of the conjunction of the rivers Kurosh (Kur) and Aras were given to the Russians. These comprised the provinces in northern mainland Iran (Gilan, Mazandaran and Astrabad), the territories in Dagestan (amongst which Derbent), as well as Baku and the territory surrounding it in the Shirvan province.
March 1735: The Treaty of Ganja concluded between the Russian Empire and Iran established a defensive alliance against the Ottoman Empire. The Russian government agreed to return the remaining territories in the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, including Derbend and Baku, that had been conquered by Peter I in the 1720s.
Expansion during the rule of Adel Shah of Afsharid Iran.
January 1748: Shoragei was a sultanate established around 1747.
Was a civil war in Persia that led to the end of the Afsharid Dynasty, whose place was taken by the Qajar Dynasty.
January 1748: Erekle II and Teimuraz II, who, in 1744, had been made the kings of Kakheti and Kartli respectively by Nader himself for their loyal service, capitalized on the eruption of instability and declared de facto independence.
Disestablishment
January 1748: Shoragei was a sultanate established around 1747.
January 1748: Erekle II and Teimuraz II, who, in 1744, had been made the kings of Kakheti and Kartli respectively by Nader himself for their loyal service, capitalized on the eruption of instability and declared de facto independence.
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Kingdom of Kartli (Persia)
