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Name: Kingdom of Kartli

Type: Polity

Start: 1479 AD

End: 1762 AD

Nation: kartli

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Was a polity in the Caucasus region. It emerged in the process of a tripartite division of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1478.

Establishment

  • January 1479: It emerged in the process of a tripartite division of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1478.

    • 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, 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.

    • 2. Conquests of Adel Shah

    Expansion during the rule of Adel Shah of Afsharid Iran.

  • January 1748: The Elisu Sultanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.

    • 3. 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 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.
  • 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.

    • 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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