Ivane Akhaltsikheli

Ivane Akhaltiskheli (Georgian: ივანე ახალციხელი) (died 1226) was a Georgian military commander, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia. He was member of the House of Toreli-Akhaltsikheli,^[1] and the brother of Shalva Akhaltsikheli.

Ivane Akhaltsikheli
Amirtamira of Kars
In office 1206–1225
Personal details
Born	Unknown
Died	1225 Garni
Children	David Akhaltsikheli
Military service
Battles/wars	Battle of Shamkor Battle of Basiani Siege of Kars (1206–1207) Battle of Garni

Biography

Local Meskhetian forces under Ivane Akhaltsikheli, Shalva Akhaltsikheli and Sargis Tmogveli had been blockading Kars intermittently for some years, and Queen Tamar decided to send a special army under David Soslan and brothers Zakaria and Ivane Mkhargrdzelis to smash the resistance.^[2][3]

In 1206–1207, the Georgians besieged the fortress of Kars and pressed hard on those within. The emir of Kars asked the Shah-Armens for help, but its rulers did not provide any assistance. After the long siege, the emir of Kars, seeing that no assistance was coming, decided to hand over his domain to Georgians in exchange for a large amount of money and a fiefdom for him.^[4] Tamar appointed Ivane Akhaltsikheli as the ruler of Kars.^[2]

Along with his brother Ivane participated in Battle of Basiani (1202) and battle of Garni (1225), where he was killed while retreating to the mountains.