Turks. In 1742, the troops of Imam-Quli Khan established a camp near Kvemo Chala castle, and Givi decided to attack, causing Iranians to retreat. In another successful battle, Givi fought against united forces of Fatali Khan and Kerim Khan in the mountains near his castle. After the decisive battle at Achabeti in 1744, Amilakhvari surrendered to Teimuraz's wife, Tamar, at Surami and was treated by the victors with much consideration. In reward for their display of loyalty, Nader Shah gave full control over all of eastern Georgia to the father and son, confirming Teimuraz as king of Kartli and senior monarch, and his son Erekle as king of Kakheti and junior monarch. Last years Amilakhvari was sent to Nader's court at Isfahan, where he was converted to Islam under the name of Shah-Quli-Khan. He was honored by Nader and made a commander (qullar-agasi) of the shah's élite guards (ghulām). By 1747 Nader's relations with Teimuraz and Erekle had become soured over the Georgians' increasingly independent policies. Nader placed Amilakhvari at the head of 30,000 troops to reinforce the Iranian hegemony in the Caucasus. The shah's assassination on June 19, 1747, and the ensuing turmoil in Iran rendered this military endeavor abortive. In 1749 Amilakhvari gathered the surviving Georgians and fought his way back to Georgia. He reconciled with Teimuraz and Erekle and reconverted to Christianity. Teimuraz appointed him a governor (mouravi) of Tbilisi. During these years Amilakhvari sponsored several construction projects, renovating and building churches and fortresses across the country. He died in 1754 and was buried at the ancestral abbey at Shio-Mgvime, which had been refurbished by himself. Ancestry References Source 1689 births 1754 deaths 17th-century people from Georgia (country) 18th-century people from Georgia (country) Politicians from Georgia (country) Nobility of Georgia (country) Generals from Georgia (country) Afsharid generals Afsharid governors of Kartli