When
Georgi
ascended
the
throne
and
gained
power,
he
punished
andsubdued
the
rebels
in
the
country.
The
nephew
of
the
murdered
Aqa
Muhammad
Khan
Baba
Khan,
known
as
Fath'Ali
Shah
subjugated
and
punished
his
enemies
and
rebels.
He
gained
victory
overrevolted
Sadeq
Khan
Shaqaqi
and
Ja'far-qoli
Khan
Donboli.
He
annihilated
almost
allhis
enemies.
Ibrahim
Khan
of
Karabagh
knew
that
these
are
preparations
for
thecampaign
against
his
country
and,
in
the
end,
he
would
be
the
scapegoat
[for
Aqa
MuhammadShah's
death].
Fath'
Ali
Shah
would
not
let
him
be
free
and
quiet.
So
he
laidthe
foundation
of
kindred
relations
with
him
and
improved
their
interrelations.
He
gavehis
daughter
Aqa
Bike
in
marriage
and
his
son
Abul
Fath
Khan
as
hostage
to
Fath
'AliShah,
sending
them
to
Tehran.
His
age
and
weakness
were
the
excuses
made
for
not
visiting.
Georgi,
the
Vali
of
Georgia,
was
cautious
because
of
OttomanTurkey
(Rum)
and
Daghestan,
his
people's
old
enemies,
as
well
as
the
increasinghostility
of
his
brothers.
Therefore,
in
1798/1214
he
sent
his
eldest
son
David
(Davud)Mirza
with
pleading
petitions
to
Russian
government
and
the
fair
court
of
great
Emperor
ofRussia
Pavel
Petrovich,
asking
him:
-I
am
weak
against
so
many
faithless
enemies.
Every
hour
I
apprehendtheir
attacks
and
fear
their
violence.
Your
Majesty's
officials
are
aware
of
mydesperate
situation,
and
it
may
be
confirmed
by
witnesses
on
all
the
evils
and
harmscaused
by
Aqa
Muhammad
Khan
to
us.
Therefore,
our
request
to
the
great
king
is
to
defend
aco-religionist
and
weak
nation
from
its
enemies
with
his
world-conquering
banner,
be
ourpatron
and
protector.
Afterwards
he
sent
his
ishikaqasibashi
Garsevan
Beg
Chavchavadze(Chapchavaze),
one
of
the
noblemen
of
Georgia,
who
was
known
to
the
royal
court
[ofRussia].
Conformably,
the
royal
grace
was
touched.
In
1799/1214
he
appointed
andsent
Major
General
Lazarev
with
a
Russian
army
regiment
of
5000
soldiers
to
defend
theboundaries
of
Georgia,
to
ensure
its
tranquility
and
to
do
away
with
the
evil
harms
of
itsenemies.
Lieutenant
General
Knorring
(Qnorinq)
was
appointed
to
the
post
of
minister
andinspector,
who
should
organize
the
civil
order
and
control
the
governing
of
the
country.
In
the
same
year
the
high
noblemen
came
to
Vali
's
court
in
Tiflis
and
wereengaged
in
settling
the
affairs
of
the
region.
