Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns
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Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns refers to the four campaigns Safavid king Abbas I led between 1614 and 1617,[6] in his East Georgian vassal kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–18). The campaigns were initiated as a response to the shown disobedience and subsequently staged rebellion by Abbas' formerly most loyal Georgian ghulams, namely Luarsab II of Kartli and Teimuraz I of Kahketi (Tahmuras Khan). After the complete devastation of Tbilisi, the quelling of the uprising, the massacre of up to 100,000 Georgians, and the deportation of between 130,000 and 200,000 more to mainland Iran, Kakheti, and Kartli were temporarily brought back under the Iranian sway.
Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns | |||||||
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Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Safavid Empire |
Kingdom of Kartli Kingdom of Kakheti | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shah Abbas I Giorgi Saakadze (Mūrāv-Beg) Ganj Ali Khan |
Luarsab II Teimuraz I | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
100,000 Georgians killed.[1] Georgian captives moved to mainland Persia. |