Shanshe, Duke of Ksani ( ka, შანშე ქსნის ერისთავი) (born end of 17th century – died 1753), was a politician from Kingdom of

Kartli-Kakheti The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti ( ka, ქართლ-კახეთის სამეფო, tr) (1762–1801 ) was created in 1762 by the unification of two eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti. From the early 16th century, accord ...

. From 1718 was

eristavi ''Eristavi'' (; literally, "head of the nation") was a Georgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine ''strategos'' and normally translated into English as "prince" or less commonly as "duke". In the Georgian aristocratic hierarchy, i ...

of Ksani. In 1719 he insurrected against king of Kartli Vakhtang VI, but he was defeated and exiled to

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. He managed to escape from exile and rebelled in 1720 and was again defeated. However he adulated to the King Vakhtang VI and was devoted of his oath until the end. In 1723 when Kartl-kakheti was conquered by

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he was fighting against the intruders. In 1735 when Ottoman role in Kartl-Kakheti was changed by

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ians (

Qizilbash Qizilbash or Kizilbash ( az, Qızılbaş; ota, قزيل باش; fa, قزلباش, Qezelbāš; tr, Kızılbaş, lit=Red head ) were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman Shia militant groups that flourished in Iranian Azerbaijan, Anatolia, the ...

s) Shanshe together with

Givi Amilakhvari Givi Amilakhvari ( ka, გივი ამილახვარი) (1689–1754) was a Georgia (country), Georgian nobleman (''tavadi'') with a prominent role in the politics of eastern Georgia in the first half of the 18th century. He waged a le ...

and

Vakhushti Abashidze Vakhushti Abashidze ( ka, ვახუშტი აბაშიძე; fl. 1709 – died 1751) was a Georgian nobleman, prominent in the politics of the Kingdom of Kartli and one of the leaders of an insurrection against the Iranian hegemony in the ...

led big revolt against Iranian conquerors and from the strengthened fortresses in

Ksani Saeristavo The Duchy of Ksani ( ka, ქსნის საერისთავო) was an administrative unit in feudal Georgia. It consisted lands around Ksani and two more neighbouring south-western valleys, thus making two administrative entities: Ksnis ...

he was fighting for two years. But in 1737 he was finally defeated and had to escape to Imereti and later to

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. He was trying to help

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(Son of

Vakhtang VI Vakhtang VI ( ka, ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan ( fa, حسین‌قلی خان, translit=Hoseyn-Qoli Xān) (September 15, 1675 – March 26, 1737), was a Georgian m ...

and factual king of

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) return. However, this mission was unsuccessful and he returned to

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and continued fighting against Qizilbashs. Because of betrayal he was captured by Iranians and punished by scooping eyes. In 1745 he was sent back to

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, after two years he got back his manorial estates. He died in Tbilisi in prison in 1753. Where he was imprisoned because of rebel against king

Erekle II Heraclius II ( ka, ერეკლე II), also known as Erekle II and The Little Kakhetian ( ka, პატარა კახი ) (7 November 1720 or 7 October 1721 C. ToumanoffHitchins, KeithHeraclius II. ''Encyclopædia Iranica Online edit ...

References

* GSE, (1986) volume 10, page 683,

. * Gvasalia, J. (1973) Essays on Georgian history. volume 4. Tbilisi 1753 deaths Politicians from Georgia (country) Year of birth missing Nobility of Georgia (country) {{Georgia-noble-stub