Abstract
Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801
Highlights
İmparatorluk için Kafkasya'nın Kilidini Açmak: Doğu Gürcü krallığı Kartli-Kakheti'nin Rusya tarafından ilhakının kökenleri, nedenleri ve sonuçları, 1801
The first official Georgian diplomatic mission was sent to Moscow by Alexander I of Kakhetia in the reign of Ivan III as early as 1492
After the conquests of Ivan IV the Terrible (1533-1584), who took the khanates of Kazan (1552) and Astrakhan (1556), the Orthodox Muscovy gained a foothold on the Caspian shores and due to the common Christian faith was regarded by many Georgians as a potential ally
Summary
The first official Georgian diplomatic mission was sent to Moscow by Alexander I of Kakhetia in the reign of Ivan III as early as 1492. After the conclusion of the Moscovy-Kakhetian Treaty of protection in 1587, which for various reasons had never been fully realized, the Muscovites had the opportunity to include in the official titulary of Tsar Fedor I (1584-1598) the titles of “the ruler of the land of Terek, the Georgian tsars and the Kabardian land, Circassian and Mountain princes” (Bocharnikov, 2003). This title was a mere formality, which would later transform into more tangible steps and activities on the part of the Muscovite rulers in the Caucasus. The old Muscovy turned into a newly established Russian Empire (since 1721) and emerged as the third influential regional power in the Caucasus
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