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Name: Kingdom of Kakheti

Type: Polity

Start: 1466 AD

End: 1762 AD

Nation: kakheti

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Was a late medieval/early modern monarchy in eastern Georgia, centered in the province of Kakheti, with its capital first at Gremi and then at Telavi. It emerged in the process of a tripartite division of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1465. After centuries of existence it merged with Kartli to form the United Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.

Establishment


  • January 1466: Giorgi VIII went to Kakheti and formed an independent Kakhetian Kingdom.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Ismail I


    Expansion during the rule of Ismail I of the Safavid dynasty.

  • January 1504: In 1503, the Kingdom of Kartli and Kingdom of Kakheti became vassals of Shah Ismail I of Persia. Shah Ismail I was the founder of the Safavid dynasty and a powerful ruler in the region. This event marked a shift in power dynamics in the Caucasus region.

  • 2. Civil War between Afsharid and Qajar


    Was a civil war in Persia that led to the end of the Afsharid Dynasty, whose place was taken by the Qajar Dynasty.

  • January 1762: Teimuraz II was the ruler of Kartli, while Irakli II was the ruler of Kakheti. After Teimuraz II's death in 1762, Irakli II assumed control over Kartli, uniting the two territories into the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.

  • 3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • 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 1762: Teimuraz II was the ruler of Kartli, while Irakli II was the ruler of Kakheti. After Teimuraz II's death in 1762, Irakli II assumed control over Kartli, uniting the two territories into the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.
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