Principality of Guria
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Was a country in the Caucasus region, centered in the city of Guria, in Georgia.
Establishment
January 1492: In 1491, Giorgi I Gurieli (1483-1512) was recognized as a sovereign prince.
Chronology
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Conquests and wars with Ottoman involvement during the rule of Suleiman I.
January 1551: In 1550, the Ottoman Empire imposed a naval blockade on Guria and annexed its southern provinces of Adjara, Northern Chaneti, and Machakheli.
Was a military expedition undertaken by the Ottoman Empire against its tributary states in western Georgia.
August 1703: In June-July 1703, Halil Pasha, an Ottoman military commander, led an attack on western Georgia. His troops crossed the Çoruh River on pontoons and invaded Guria, a historical region in Georgia.
October 1703: On 22 August, Ottoman Sultan Mustafa was forced to abdicate in a coup, which come to be known as the Edirne event. The new sultan, Ahmed III, refused to continue the war in Georgia and left the area.
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.
Was a war between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
June 1810: During the Russo-Turkish War, on June 19, 1810, Mamia V Gurieli accepted Russian suzerainty.
February 1533: In January 1533, there was a disastrous expedition of Guria against the piratical tribe of Zygii in the north of Abkhazia. This setback enabled the king of Imereti to reassert his hegemony over Guria, but for a short time.
January 1541: From the mid-16th century, the princes of Guria enjoyed a de facto independence from Imereti.
January 1610: Mamia II Gurieli (1600-1625) managed to reconquer Adjara.
December 1614: End of Gurieli's reign and beginning of Ottoman rule in Adjara.
Disestablishment
June 1810: During the Russo-Turkish War, on June 19, 1810, Mamia V Gurieli accepted Russian suzerainty.
