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Reign
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George I
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1466–1476
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Alexander I
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1476–1511
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Alexander's pliancy and flexible diplomacy earned him security from the neighboring powers, only to be murdered by his own son George II.
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George II
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1511–1513
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After a failed incursion in Kartli, ended in prison, where he was soon killed.
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Annexation by the Kingdom of Kartli
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1513–1520
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Levan
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1518/1520–1574
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Restored the kingdom of Kakheti and presided over the most prosperous and peaceful period in its history.
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Alexander II
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1574–1601
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In spite of a precarious international situation, he managed to retain relative economic stability in his kingdom and tried to establish contacts with the Tsardom of Russia.
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David I
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1601–1602
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In 1601, he capitalized on the illness of his father and gained an effective control of the government. However, died a year later. His father then recovered the throne.
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Alexander II
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1602–1605
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Alexander fell victim to the Iran-sponsored coup led by his own son, Constantine I.
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Constantine I, also known as Kustandil Khan
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1605
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Teimuraz I
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1605–1614
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Direct Persian rule
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1614–1615
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Governed by Isa Khan, a grandson of Alexander II (1614–1615), and Bektash Beg Torkman (1615)
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Teimuraz I
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1615–1615
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Direct Persian rule
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1616–1625
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Governed by Paykar Khan Igirmi Durt.
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Teimuraz I
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1625–1633
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Direct Persian rule
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1633
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Teimuraz I was deposed by Rostom of Kartli.
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Teimuraz I
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1634–1648
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Direct Persian rule (unified with Kartli)
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1648–1656
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Direct Persian rule (detached from Kartli)
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1656–1664
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Archil, also known as Shah Nazar Khan
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1664–1675
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With Kakheti's independence restored, Archil was designated its king afterr marrying the later king's granddaughter, Ketevan. Ketevan's brother, Heraclius, came in 1675 to claim and inherit the throne. Dispossessed, Archil tried to expand his influence in Imereti through a series of unsuccessful or short-lived coups d'état on that kingdom.
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Heraclius I
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1675–1676
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Grandson of Teimuraz I of Kakheti. Raised in Russia, where he was known as Nikolai Davidovich. In 1662, he returned to take the vacant throne of Kakheti, but was defeated by his brother-in-law Archil with Persian support. He managed to take Kakheti when Archil, conflicted with the Persian Empire, left the kingdom. With the annexation of his kingdom to Persia, Heraclius filled the Kartli throne, left vacant by George XI's deposition.
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Direct Persian rule
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1676–1703
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Heraclius I, also known as Nazar Ali Khan
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1703–1709
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David II, also known as Imam Quli Khan
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1709–1722
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Although a Muslim and a loyal vassal of the Persians, he failed to ensure his kingdom's security and most of his reign was marked by Lekianoba.
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Constantine II, also known as Mahmad Quli Khan
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1722–1732
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He frequently feuded with his western neighbor and kinsman, Vakhtang VI, who was declared deposed by the Persian government in 1723.
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Teimuraz II
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1732–1744
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Heraclius II
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1744–1762
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