List of rulers of Safavid Georgia
Tenure Vali , khan , vassal Notes
1476-1511 Alexander I Not known to be conferred with a title ( e.g . vali , khan ) . Was made a Safavid vassal by Ismail I ( 1501-1524 )
1518/1520-1574 Levan of Kakheti Not known to be conferred with a title ( e.g . vali , khan ) . Accepted Safavid overlordship both during the reign of Ismail I ( 1501-1524 ) as well as Tahmasp I ( 1524-1576 )
1574-1602 Alexander II ( 1st tenure ) Not known to be conferred with a title ( e.g . vali , khan ) . Repudiated his allegiance to then incumbent king Mohammad Khodabanda , and accepted the Ottoman suzerainty when the latter empire gained the upper hand in 1578
1602 David I Not known to be conferred with a title ( e.g . vali , khan ) . Usurped the throne from his father , Alexander II
1602-1605 Alexander II ( 2nd tenure ) Not known to be conferred with a title ( e.g . vali , khan ) . De facto under Safavid overlordship . Murdered in 1605 during a Safavid-sponsored coup
1605 Constantine Khan Appointed by Abbas I ( 1588-1629 ) . Raised in Isfahan . Held several other positions as well in the Safavid state . Killed in battle against Georgian rebels . Also known as Constantin ( e ) Mirza , Konstandil/Kustandil Mirza , and Constantine I
1605-1614 Tahmuras Khan ( 1st tenure ) Appointed by Abbas I ( 1588-1629 ) . Raised in Isfahan . Known for his resistance against the Safavid domination . Also known as Teimuraz I
1614-1615 Direct Safavid rule Tenure of Isa Khan . Appointed by Abbas I ( 1588-1629 ) . Raised in Isfahan . Killed during an uprising . Also known as Iese or Jesse
1615 Direct Safavid rule Tenure of Bektash of Kakheti . Appointed by Abbas I ( 1588-1629 ) . Killed during an uprising
1616-1625 Direct Safavid rule Including tenure of Paykar Khan Igirmi Durt . Appointed by Abbas I ( 1588-1629 )
1625-1633 Tahmuras Khan ( 2nd tenure ) Re-appointed by Abbas I ( 1588-1629 )
1633 Direct Safavid rule Tahmuras Khan deposed by Rostam of Kartli and Rostam Khan the sepahsalar
1634-1648 Tahmuras Khan ( 3rd tenure ) Re-appointed by Safi ( 1629-1642 ) . Deposed by his overlords in 1648 . Died in prison in Astarabad
1648-1664 Direct Safavid rule Saw the Bakhtrioni Uprising in 1659
1664-1675 Shah-Nazar Khan Appointed by Abbas II ( 1642-1666 ) . Also known as Archil
1675-1703 Direct Safavid rule Including tenures of Abbas Qoli-Khan and Qalb-ʿAlī Khan
1703-1709 Nazar Ali Khan Appointed by Sultan Husayn ( 1694-1722 ) . Due to him being kept at Isfahan , where he also served as commander of the king 's personal guard , the actual administration in Kakheti was headed by his son Emamqoli Khan . He died in Isfahan , and was also known as Irakli I , Heraclius I , or Eregli Khan
1709-1722 Emamqoli Khan Appointed by Sultan Husayn ( 1694-1722 ) . Born and raised in Isfahan . In 1709-1715 , due to Emamqoli Khan 's absence being at the court in Isfahan , his younger brother Teimuraz II and the latter 's mother took care of the administration . He was buried in Qom . Also known as Davit II , or David II
1722-1723 Mahmad Qoli Khan Appointed by Sultan Husayn ( 1694-1722 ) . Born and raised in Isfahan . Held numerous other positions in the Safavid state as well . Killed in 1732 by the Ottomans at the time of Nader Qoli Beg 's ( Nader Shah ) reestablishment of Safavid power in the region . Also known as Constantine II
1724-1735 Ottoman rule Mahmad Qoli Khan rebelled for a long period of time , but by 1730 , he was forced to recognize the Ottoman supremacy , and agreed to pay tribute
Safavid valis , khans , and vassals -- of Kakheti
This is the list of individuals who ruled Safavid Georgia. The territory of the province was principally made up of the two subordinate eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli () and Kakheti () and, briefly, parts of the Principality of Samtskhe. The city of Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi) was its administrative center, the base of Safavid power in the province, and the seat of the rulers of Kartli. It also housed an important Safavid mint. Safavid rule was mainly exercised through the approval or appointment of Georgian royals of the Bagrationi dynasty, at times converts to Shia Islam, as valis or khans. The eastern Georgian kingdoms had been subjected in the early 16th century, their rulers did not commonly convert. Tiflis was garrisoned by an Iranian force as early as IsmailI's reign, but relations between the Georgians and Safavids at the time mostly bore features of traditional vassalage. Davud Khan (David XI) was the first Safavid-appointed ruler, whose placement on the throne of Kartli in 1562 marked the start of nearly two and a half centuries of Iranian political dominance over eastern Georgia.