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Jesse of Kartli
Brother of Vakhtang VI, he obtained the throne first with Persian support and later under Ottoman domination. His changes of alliance and religion reflect the struggle over Kartli between the two powers and factions within the royal family.
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Key details
Birth: 1680 Pending review
Death: 1727 Pending review
Role: King
Other recorded names: Iese · Ali Quli Khan · Mustafa Pasha
Dynasty: Bagrationi · ES
Territories: Kartli (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
King · Kartli · Reign Pending review1714–1716Effective rule
King · Kartli · Reign Pending review1724–1727Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Levan of Kartli · ESPending review
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
- BirthPending review
1680
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathPending review
1727
A precise source has not yet been added.
Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Levan of Kartli
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
King · Kartli · 1714–1716
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
King · Kartli · 1724–1727
A precise source has not yet been added.
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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