Treaty of Georgievsk
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The Treaty of Georgievsk was a bilateral treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti on July 24, 1783. The treaty established eastern Georgia as a prote
A photograph of the Georgian version of the Treaty of Georgievsk with Heraclius II's signature and seal, c. 1913
Entrance of the Russian troops in Tiflis on November 26, 1799. A painting by Franz Roubaud, 1886.
A 1790 Russian medal commemorating the treaty.
A 1983 Soviet stamp commemorating the 200-years anniversary of the treaty and celebrating it as "the first manifesto of the friendship and brotherhood between the Russian and Georgian peoples."
The country of Georgia became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Throughout the early modern period, the Muslim Ottoman and Persian empires had fought over various fragmented Georgian kin
Treaty of Georgievsk
…declared war on Persia, but this was short lived. Russia effectively scrapped the treaty in 1801, when in violation of the agreement it proceeded to directly incorporate Georgian lands into the Russian Empire and deposed the Georgian monarchy. Under articles I, II, IV, VI, and VII of the treaty's terms, Russia's empress became the…
Pyotr Bagration, Russian general of Georgian origin
A painting of Tbilisi by Nikanor Chernetsov, 1832
Old Tbilisi by Oskar Shmerling, 1900