Eastern Georgia ( Georgian : აღმოსავლეთ საქართველო , aghmosavlet' sak'art'velo ) is a geographic area encompassing the territory of the Caucasian nation of Georgia to the east and south of the Likhi and Meskheti Ranges, but excluding the Black Sea region of Adjara .
5-548: (Redirected from East Georgia ) Eastern Georgia may refer to: Eastern Georgia (country) , the eastern half of the Republic of Georgia East Georgia , a region in the U.S. state of Georgia Northeast Georgia , a region in the U.S. state of Georgia Southeast Georgia , a region in the U.S. state of Georgia See also [ edit ] Western Georgia (disambiguation) Georgia (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eastern Georgia (country) Eastern Georgia includes the historic Georgian provinces of Samtskhe , Javakheti , Kartli with the national capital city of Tbilisi , Kakheti , Pshavi , Mtiuleti , Tusheti , Khevsureti , and Khevi . Current administrative regions ( mkhare ) of eastern Georgia are: Samtskhe-Javakheti , Shida Kartli , Kvemo Kartli ,
15-530: The Iranian ranks, was awarded the crown of Kartli by Nader himself in 1744 for his loyal service to him. Erekle nevertheless stabilized Eastern Georgia to a degree in the ensuing period and was able to guarantee its autonomy throughout the Iranian Zand period. 41°43′21″N 44°47′33″E / 41.72250°N 44.79250°E / 41.72250; 44.79250 This Georgia location article
20-509: The city of Tbilisi, Mtskheta-Mtianeti , and Kakheti . The regions of Kartli and Kakheti had been under Iranian suzerainty since 1555 following the Peace of Amasya signed with neighbouring rivalling Ottoman Turkey. With the death of Nader Shah in 1747, both kingdoms broke free of Iranian control and were reunified through a personal union under the energetic king Heraclius (Erekle) II in 1762. Erekle, who had risen to prominence through
25-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eastern Georgia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Georgia&oldid=1193685474 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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