▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Rus so - J apan ese ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Or bel iani ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁in ▁T if lis ▁( present ▁day ▁T bil isi , ▁Georgia ), ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁General ▁Prince ▁I ly a ▁D mit ri ye v ich ▁Or bel iani , ▁a ▁sc ion ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁House ▁of ▁Or bel iani , ▁and ▁Princess ▁Var var a ▁I ly in ich na ▁Gru zin sk aya , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Prince ▁Il ia ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Page ▁Corps , ▁Georg y ▁entered ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁H uss ar ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Life ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁Or bel iani ▁first ▁saw ▁combat ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁the ater ▁of ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 8 7 7 - 1 8 7 8 ), ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Anne ▁( 4 th ▁class ) ▁and ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Vladimir ▁( 4 th ▁class ▁with ▁s words ▁and ▁bow ) ▁for ▁bra very ▁in ▁combat . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁Trans c asp ian ▁Region ▁after ▁the ▁Pan j de h ▁Inc ident ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁with ▁Afghan istan