Vakhtang V
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Vakhtang V, also known as Shah-Navaz Khan, was a king of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli, a Prince of Mukhrani under the names Vakhtang II and Bakhuta Beg, and a statesman in Safavid Iran. He belonged
Vakhtang spent his youth in the fortress of Mukhrani, his father's residence.
Bakhuta Beg had a complicated relationship with King Rostom Khan in the 1630s.
Scene from the western Georgian civil war.
It was Abbas II who ruled Persia during Vakhtang's ascension.
Archil II
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Archil II, of Bagrationi dynasty, king of Imereti in western Georgia and of Kakheti in eastern Georgia. After a series of unsuccessful attempts to establish himself on the throne of Imereti, Archil re
Vakhtang V
…nobility. Engaged in repeated conflicts with Prince Heraclius of Kakheti, Vakhtang eventually consolidated control over the province by appointing his son Archil II as its ruler. His reign was also marked by a program of cultural, economic, and demographic renewal. Vakhtang’s downfall came when his growing power…
King Archil II by Nicolaes Witsen.
Archil, miniature from an 18th century manuscript.
An illuminated charter issued by Archil II.