Erekle II

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Erekle II was an 18th-century Georgian king of Kartli and Kakheti known for his military leadership, internal reforms, and efforts to preserve Georgian independence amid Persian and Russian influence.

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Erekle II canonical 3
Erekle 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler
King of Kartli and Kakheti
human
monarch
alliance alliance with Russian Empire against Ottomans
alsoKnownAs Erekle the Little
Heraclius II
battle Battle of Aspindza
battleDate 1770
birthDate 1720-11-07
birthPlace Telavi
burialPlace Alaverdi Monastery
child George XII of Georgia
Levan of Kakheti
Vakhtang of Kakheti
conflict campaigns against Dagestani mountaineers
conflicts with Ottoman Empire
wars against Persian ruler Nader Shah
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Kakheti
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
deathDate 1798-01-11
deathPlace Telavi
ethnicGroup Georgian
father Teimuraz II of Kakheti
givenName Erekle
linked to: Erekle II
house Bagrationi dynasty
implementedReform administrative centralization of the kingdom
judicial reforms in Kartli-Kakheti
military modernization of Kartli-Kakheti
tax reforms in Kartli-Kakheti
legacy considered one of the last strong native Georgian kings before Russian annexation
mother Tamar of Kartli
nobleFamily Bagrationi dynasty of Kakheti
linked to: Bagrationi dynasty
notableFor efforts to preserve Georgian independence
foreign policy balancing Persia and Russia
internal reforms in Kartli-Kakheti
military leadership against Persian and Ottoman forces
positionHeld King of Kakheti
King of Kartli and Kakheti
reignEnd 1798
reignStart 1744
reignStartAsKingOfKartliAndKakheti 1762
religion Georgian Orthodox Church
signedTreaty Treaty of Georgievsk
soughtTo unify eastern Georgian kingdoms
spouse Anna Abashidze
Darejan Dadiani
Ketevan Orbeliani
treatyDate 1783
treatyPurpose Russian protection for Kartli-Kakheti
treatyWith Russian Empire

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Erekle II givenName Erekle
linked to: Erekle II
Irakli hasVariant Erekle
linked to: Erekle II