Treaty of Georgievsk

Treaty of Georgievsk

A photograph of the Georgian version of the Treaty of Georgievsk with Heraclius II's signature and seal, c. 1913
Signed	July 24, 1783
Location	Georgiyevsk, Russian Empire
Sealed	1784
Effective	1784
Signatories	Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti  Russian Empire
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The Treaty of Georgievsk (Russian: Георгиевский трактат, romanized: Georgievskiy traktat; Georgian: გეორგიევსკის ტრაქტატი, romanized: georgievsk'is t'rakt'at'i) was a bilateral treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti on July 24, 1783.^[1] The treaty established eastern Georgia as a protectorate of Russia, which guaranteed its territorial integrity and the continuation of its reigning Bagrationi dynasty in return for prerogatives in the conduct of Georgian foreign affairs.^[2] By this, eastern Georgia abjured any form of dependence on Persia (who had been its suzerain for centuries) or another power, and every new Georgian monarch of Kartli-Kakheti would require the confirmation and investiture of the Russian tsar.