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 |
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| Location | Georgiyevsk, Russian Empire |
| Sealed | 1784 |
| Effective | 1784 |
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| Treaty of Georgievsk at Wikisource | |
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. 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.
Despite promises made in the treaty, Russia failed to intervene when Georgian cities were again again attacked, resulting in humiliation of both Georgia and Russia's reputation. To restore Russian prestige, Catherine II, on the advice of Ivan Gudovich, belatedly declared war on Persia, but this was short lived. Russia effectively scrapped the treaty in 1801, when in violation of the agreement it proceeded to directly incorporate Georgian lands into the Russian Empire and deposed the Georgian monarchy.