Kingdom of Kakheti
The Kingdom of Kakheti (Georgian: კახეთის სამეფო, romanized: k'akhetis samepo; also spelled Kaxet'i or Kakhetia) was a late medieval/early modern monarchy in eastern Georgia, centered at the province of Kakheti, with its capital first at Gremi and then at Telavi. It emerged in the process of a tripartite division of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1465 and existed, with several brief intermissions, until 1762 when Kakheti and the neighboring Georgian Kingdom of Kartli were merged through a dynastic succession under the Kakhetian branch of the Bagrationi dynasty. Through much of this period, the kingdom was a vassal of the successive dynasties of Iran, and to a much shorter period Ottoman Empire, but enjoyed intermittent periods of greater independence, especially after 1747.
Kingdom of Kakheti კახეთის სამეფო | |||||||||||
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| 1465–1762 | |||||||||||
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18th century coat of arms according to Vakhushti
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Kingdom of Kakheti in 1490 | |||||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||||
| Capital | Gremi (1465-1664) Telavi 41°55′0″N 45°29′0″E | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Georgian(numismatics) Persian(numismatics) | ||||||||||
| Religion | Orthodox Christianity Judaism Shia Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Feudal Monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1465–1476 | George I (first) | ||||||||||
• 1744–1762 | Heraclius II (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1465 | ||||||||||
| 1490 | |||||||||||
• Vassal state of Persia | 1555-1578; 1612-1723; 1736-1747 | ||||||||||
• Vassal state of Ottoman Empire | 1578-1612; 1723-1736 | ||||||||||
• Union of Kartli and Kakheti | 1762 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Russia | ||||||||||
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| History of Georgia |
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