▁World ▁Register ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁A ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁V ak ht ang ▁VI ▁of ▁K art li ▁( ru led ▁ 1 7 1 6 – 2 4 ), ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T bil isi , ▁ 1 6 9 6 . ▁Edu c ated ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁Gar se van ish v ili ▁and ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁mission , ▁he ▁was ▁fl uent ▁in ▁Greek , ▁Latin , ▁French , ▁Turkish , ▁Russian ▁and ▁Armen ian . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 7 2 0 , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁two ▁success ive ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁re bel ▁du ke ▁( er ist avi ) ▁Sh ans he ▁of ▁the ▁K s ani . ▁From ▁August ▁to ▁November ▁ 1 7 2 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁during ▁his ▁father ' s ▁absence ▁at ▁the ▁G anja ▁campaign . ▁Later ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁commander ▁in ▁K v emo ▁K art li . ▁After ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁occupation ▁of ▁K art li , ▁he ▁followed ▁King ▁V ak ht ang ▁in ▁his ▁em igration ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 4 . ▁Ret ired ▁to ▁Moscow , ▁Ts are v ich ▁V ak hus ht ▁( as ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁in ▁Russia ) ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁p ension . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁D ons ko