Research Article

Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 31, 2021
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Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801

Abstract

The Russian annexation of the Eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti at the outset of the 19th century ushered in a new stage in the history of the Russian expansion in the Caucasus. The growing Russian influence in the region depended on Russia’s ability to find allies from among the local Caucasian peoples. In this respect, the Orthodox Georgians could be counted on by the Tsarist authorities as a potential ally in the area traditionally influenced by the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Gaining control over the Georgian lands lying to the south of the Greater Caucasus ridge was instrumental in providing the Russians unfettered access across the mountains towards the south. Obtaining such a foothold as Kartli-Kakheti in the Southern Caucasus would eventually help Russia to gain the upper hand over the mountaineers of the Northern Caucasus, as well as to advance its interests in the area between the Black and the Caspian seas. This article analyses the circumstances of the Russian penetration into the Southern Caucasus throughout the 18th century and assesses the Russian policies towards the Eastern Georgia at the time in question.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Regional Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

October 11, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Morkva, V. (2021). Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801. Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies, 3(2), 152-172. https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW
AMA
1.Morkva V. Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801. CJAS. 2021;3(2):152-172. https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW
Chicago
Morkva, Valeriy. 2021. “Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, Causes and Consequences of the Russian Annexation of the East Georgian Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801”. Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies 3 (2): 152-72. https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW.
EndNote
Morkva V (December 1, 2021) Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801. Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies 3 2 152–172.
IEEE
[1]V. Morkva, “Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801”, CJAS, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 152–172, Dec. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW
ISNAD
Morkva, Valeriy. “Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, Causes and Consequences of the Russian Annexation of the East Georgian Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801”. Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies 3/2 (December 1, 2021): 152-172. https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW.
JAMA
1.Morkva V. Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801. CJAS. 2021;3:152–172.
MLA
Morkva, Valeriy. “Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, Causes and Consequences of the Russian Annexation of the East Georgian Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801”. Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 152-7, https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW.
Vancouver
1.Valeriy Morkva. Unlocking the Caucasus for Empire: Roots, causes and consequences of the Russian annexation of the East Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, 1801. CJAS [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 1;3(2):152-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA98AX72JW