18th Century

Persia Burned Tbilisi While Russia Stayed Home

The Persian army stood at the gates of Tbilisi in 1795—and the king was already gone.

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CaucasusGeorgian HistoryPersian EmpireRussian Empire18th CenturyBetrayalColonialismNear EastErekle IIAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar

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