Knowra Georgia under Russian rule Georgia under Russian rule Georgia under Russian rule comprised Georgian kingdoms and principalities annexed by the Russian Empire during the nineteenth century and governed as imperial territories until 1917.
Treaty of Georgievsk : A 1783 agreement placed the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti under Russian protection while formally preserving its royal dynasty. Its broken protections and Russian takeover of Kartli-Kakheti helped set the course for imperial rule.
Caucasus Viceroyalty : A Russian imperial governorship, established in 1844, that administered much of the Caucasus through a viceroy. Its viceroys coordinated imperial government across Georgia and neighboring Caucasian territories.
Erekle II : The king of Kartli-Kakheti from 1762 to 1798, who sought Russian protection against regional threats. His 1783 agreement with Russia preceded the kingdom's annexation.
Georgian national revival : A nineteenth-century movement to renew Georgian language, literature, education, and collective political identity. It grew through cultural institutions and public debate under Russian rule.
Russian Empire : A multinational monarchy that expanded across northern Eurasia and the Caucasus before its collapse in 1917. Georgia's imperial territories were governed within this larger empire.
Annexation of Kartli-Kakheti : The Russian Empire abolished the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti in 1801 and incorporated its territory. This was the first major Georgian kingdom absorbed into the empire.
Tiflis Governorate : A governorate of the Russian Empire centered on Tiflis, covering much of eastern Georgia. It was a principal administrative unit for eastern Georgian lands.
Alexander Chavchavadze : A Georgian poet, soldier, and nobleman who served in the Russian imperial military and wrote in Georgian. His career bridged Georgian literary life and service in the empire.
1905 Russian Revolution in Georgia : The Georgian upheaval of 1905, involving strikes, peasant revolt, and political conflict during the Russian Revolution. It exposed the scale of opposition to imperial authority in Georgian territories.
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti : An eastern Georgian kingdom formed in 1762 by the union of Kartli and Kakheti, abolished by Russia in 1801. Its royal sovereignty contrasts with the imperial administration that replaced it.
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