Principality of Mingrelia

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Mingrelia was established as an independent Principality in modern-day Georgia in 1557. It remained independent until it became a subject to Imperial Russia in 1803.

Establishment

January 1558: Mingrelia was established as an independent Principality in 1557.

Chronology

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1. Ottoman invasion of western Georgia (1703)

Was a military expedition undertaken by the Ottoman Empire against its tributary states in western Georgia.

August 1703: In 1703, the Ottoman navy landed in Mingrelia, a territory in present-day 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.