The last king of this nation's longest-ruling house, Erekle II, died in 1798 following the disastrous battle of Krtsanisi [ter-sah-NEE-see].  
The last king of this nation's longest-ruling house, Erekle II, died in 1798 following the disastrous battle of Krtsanisi [ter-sah-NEE-see].  In the 11th century, this nation was united under the Bagratid dynasty, which produced the rulers David the Builder and Queen Tamar.  It was ruled from Telavi in the 18th century, when its eastern kingdom was joined with Kartl-Kakheti [kahr-till kah-KEH-tee].  A short-lived democratic republic here was governed by Noe Zhordania before being absorbed by the Soviet Union in 1921.  More recently, Mikhail Saakashvili became its president in 2004 after helping to topple Eduard Shevardnadze in the Rose Revolution.  FTP, name this Eastern European country, the birthplace of Stalin, whose capital is Tblisi.
The last king of this nation's longest-ruling house, Erekle II, died in 1798 following the disastrous battle of Krtsanisi [ter-sah-NEE-see].  
Georgia