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Erekle II

Erekle II was a Georgian king of the eighteenth century who served in Nader Shah's campaigns. After Nader's assassination in 1747 and the collapse of the Afsharid Empire, he asserted Georgian independence, later uniting eastern Georgia and placing it under Russian protection by the Treaty of Georgievsk in 1783.

Erekle II
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Afsharid EmpireDeclineKingdom of ImeretiImpact, Decline

Mentioned in 6 state histories

Duchy of KsaniKingdom of KakhetiKingdom of KartliGanja KhanateErivan KhanateKingdom of Kartli-Kakheti

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Erekle II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/erekle-ii
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