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George XI of Kartli

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George XI of Kartli is the 11,065th most popular politician (up from 12,085th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 147th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Georgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George XI of Kartli ranks 11,065 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, Johannes van den Bosch, Chatichai Choonhavan, Stacey Abrams, Khieu Ponnary, and Abderrahmane Farès. After him are William II, Duke of Aquitaine, Shi Lang, Henry III the White, Eustace I, Count of Boulogne, Princess Isabella of Croÿ, and Ariarathes V of Cappadocia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1651, George XI of Kartli ranks 15. Before him are Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Louis Antoine de Noailles, Joseph Vaz, and William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Johann Krieger, Dimitry of Rostov, and Balthasar Permoser.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, George XI of Kartli ranks 119 out of 406. Before him are Grigol Abashidze (1914), Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893), Zurab Zhvania (1963), Maia Chiburdanidze (1961), Pharasmanes I of Iberia (-50), and Reşid Mehmed Pasha (1780). After him are Nino Burjanadze (1964), Irakli Kobakhidze (1978), Solomon II of Imereti (1772), Benjamin Markarian (1913), Alexander Svanidze (1886), and Mikheil Chiaureli (1894).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, George XI of Kartli ranks 59. Before him are Vasil Mzhavanadze (1902), Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675), Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia (1875), Zurab Zhvania (1963), Pharasmanes I of Iberia (-50), and Reşid Mehmed Pasha (1780). After him are Nino Burjanadze (1964), Irakli Kobakhidze (1978), Solomon II of Imereti (1772), Koca Yusuf Pasha (1730), Sauromaces I of Iberia (-250), and Alexander Khatisian (1874).

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