Treaty of Georgievsk

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The Treaty of Georgievsk was a 1783 agreement that made the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti a protectorate of the Russian Empire, marking a pivotal step in Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
protectorate treaty
appliesToRegion Caucasus
Eastern Georgia
appliesToTerritory Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
category Treaties involving Georgia (country)
Treaty of Georgievsk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treaties of the Russian Empire
countrySignatory Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
Russian Empire
dateSigned 1783-07-24
followedBy Russian annexation of Kartli-Kakheti in 1801
grantedBy Russian Empire
grantedRight Russian protection against external enemies
guarantee of internal autonomy of Kartli-Kakheti
guarantee of territorial integrity of Kartli-Kakheti
grantedTo Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
hasPart articles defining mutual obligations
clauses on succession of the Georgian throne
preamble
historicalPeriod 18th century
language Georgian
Russian
legalStatusAfter1801 largely disregarded by the Russian Empire
locatedIn Georgievsk
Russian Empire
obligationImposed Kartli-Kakheti to conduct foreign policy through Russia
Kartli-Kakheti to provide military support to Russia under certain conditions
Kartli-Kakheti to recognize Russian suzerainty
opposedBy some Georgian nobles in later interpretations
placeSigned Georgievsk
precededBy Heraclius II’s search for a Christian protector against Persia and the Ottoman Empire
purpose to place Kartli-Kakheti under Russian protection
to secure Russian strategic presence in the Caucasus
relatedEvent Russian expansion into the Caucasus
Russo-Persian conflicts in the Caucasus
annexation of Kartli-Kakheti by the Russian Empire
result establishment of Russian protectorate over Kartli-Kakheti
formalization of Russian influence in eastern Georgia
limitation of Kartli-Kakheti’s independent foreign policy
signatory Catherine II of Russia
Heraclius II of Georgia
surface form: Heraclius II of Kartli-Kakheti
significance foundation for later Russian control over Georgia
pivotal step in Russian expansion into the Caucasus
turning point in the political status of eastern Georgia
stipulated hereditary monarchy of the Bagrationi dynasty in Kartli-Kakheti under Russian protection
non-interference of Russia in internal affairs of Kartli-Kakheti (formally)
topic Russian–Georgian relations
protectorate system in international law
yearSigned 1783

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Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti treaty Treaty of Georgievsk
Treaty of London (1831) category Treaty of Georgievsk
this entity surface form: Treaties of the Russian Empire
Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 category Treaty of Georgievsk
this entity surface form: Treaties of the Russian Empire
Heraclius II of Georgia signed Treaty of Georgievsk
Treaty of Georgievsk category Treaty of Georgievsk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaties of the Russian Empire
George XII of Georgia successorEvent Treaty of Georgievsk
this entity surface form: Annexation of Kartli-Kakheti by the Russian Empire