Cluster kartli-kakheti

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The Nation includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

Establishment

  • 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.

Chronology

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1. 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.

2. Battle of Krtsanisi

Was fought between the Qajar Iran and the Georgian armies of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and Kingdom of Imereti at the place of Krtsanisi near Tbilisi, Georgia.

  • September 1795: The Battle of Krtsanisi was fought between the Qajar Iran and the Georgian armies of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and Kingdom of Imereti at the place of Krtsanisi near Tbilisi, Georgia, from September 8 to September 11, 1795, as part of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar's war in response to King Heraclius II of Georgia’s alliance with the Russian Empire.

3. Russo-Persian Wars

Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.

3.1. Persian Expedition of 1796

Was a Russian military campaign in Persia.

  • July 1796: In June, Russian General Zubov's troops took most of northern Azerbaijan without resistance, including the Baku, Shirvan, and Ganja khanates.
  • January 1797: After Russian empress Catherine the Great died that month and Paul succeeded her on the throne, the Russian army under general Valerian Zubov was recalled from Persia.

4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • July 1783: The Treaty of Georgievsk was a bilateral treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and established eastern Georgia as a protectorate of Russia.
  • April 1799: Following the power vacuum in Georgia that got created mainly due to Agha Mohammad Khan's death, the Russian troops entered Tbilisi. Pursuant to article VI of the 1783 treaty, Emperor Paul confirmed David’s claim to reign as the next king on April 18, 1799.
  • September 1801: Paul issued a decree on December 18, 1800 annexing Kartli-Kakheti to Russia and deposing the Bagratids. Paul himself was assassinated shortly thereafter. It is said that his successor, Emperor Alexander I, considered retracting the annexation in favor of a Bagratid heir, but being unable to identify one likely to retain the crown, on September 12, 1801 Alexander proceeded to confirm annexation.

Disestablishment

  • September 1801: Paul issued a decree on December 18, 1800 annexing Kartli-Kakheti to Russia and deposing the Bagratids. Paul himself was assassinated shortly thereafter. It is said that his successor, Emperor Alexander I, considered retracting the annexation in favor of a Bagratid heir, but being unable to identify one likely to retain the crown, on September 12, 1801 Alexander proceeded to confirm annexation.