oman ▁poss essions ▁in ▁Georgia ▁under ▁his ▁autonom ous ▁rule . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁he ▁capital ized ▁on ▁a ▁crisis ▁in ▁Ak hal ts ikh ▁and ▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁it , ▁declaring ▁himself ▁a ▁new ▁p asha . ▁His ▁advers ary , ▁ Ş er if ▁Pa ş a , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁dispos s ess ▁him ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁but ▁Sel im ▁st aged ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁His ▁sta unch ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁led ▁him ▁into ▁c land est ine ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁through ▁Mam ia ▁V ▁G ur iel i , ▁Prince ▁of ▁G uria , ▁whose ▁sister ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Sel im ' s ▁son ▁Ab di ▁Bey . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁s ultan ▁ordered ▁him ▁be ▁de posed ▁and ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁tre ason . ▁As ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Ott oman ▁troops ▁under ▁Pe hl ivan ▁ İ br â him ▁Pa ş a , ▁ser ask er ▁of ▁Erz ur um , ▁approached , ▁Sel im ▁fled ▁Ak hal ts ik he ▁to ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁Ad j ara ▁and ▁ent rench ed ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Kh ikh ani , ▁which ▁fell ▁after ▁a ▁two - month - long ▁sie ge ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁Sel im ▁Pa ş a ▁was ▁be head ed