George XI
| George XI | |
|---|---|
Portrait by an anonymous artist, turn of the 17/18th century | |
| King of Kartli | |
| 1st reign | 1676–1688 |
| Predecessor | Vakhtang V |
| Successor | Heraclius I |
| 2nd reign | 1703–1709 |
| Predecessor | Heraclius I |
| Successor | Kaikhosro |
| Regent | Vakhtang (1703–1709) |
| Born | 1651 Kartli, modern day Georgia |
| Died | 21 April 1709 (aged 57–58) Kandahar, modern day Afghanistan |
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| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | Vakhtang V |
| Mother | Rodam Kaplanishvili-Orbeliani |
| Religion | Roman Catholic prev. Shia Islam prev. Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Khelrtva | |
George XI (Georgian: გიორგი XI, romanized: giorgi XI; 1651 – 21 April 1709), known as Gurgin Khan in Iran, was a Georgian monarch (mepe) who ruled the Kingdom of Kartli as a Safavid Persian subject from 1676 to 1688 and again from 1703 to 1709. He is best known for his struggle against the Safavids which dominated his weakened kingdom and later as a Safavid commander-in-chief in what is now Afghanistan. Being an Eastern Orthodox Christian, he converted to Shia Islam prior to his appointment as governor of Kandahar.