Teimuraz II
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Teimuraz II of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kakheti, eastern Georgia, from 1732 to 1744, then of Kartli from 1744 until his death. Teimuraz was also a lyric poet.
Portrait by Aleksey Antropov
Tomb of King Teimuraz II in Astrakhan.
Constantine II of Kakheti
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Constantine II, also known as Mahmad-Quli Khan, was the king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1722 to 1732.
Teimuraz II
…as regent for his absent brother David II (Imam Quli-Khan) from 1709 to 1715. In 1732, the Turks killed the next king and Teimuraz’s other brother, Constantine, and took control of his kingdom. His successor, Teimuraz, fled to the mountains of Pshavi and fought the occupants from there. In July 1735, the…
Portrait by Grigory Gagarin, published 1847