Erekle I of Kartli
| Heraclius I | |
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King Heraclius I by Nicolaes Witsen, late 17th century.
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| King of Kakheti | |
| Reign | 1675–1676 1703–1709 |
| Predecessor | Archil of Imereti |
| Successor | David II of Kakheti |
| King of Kartli | |
| Reign | 1688–1703 |
| Predecessor | George XI of Kartli |
| Successor | George XI of Kartli (restored) |
| Born | 1642 |
| Died | 1709 Isfahan, Iran |
| Spouse | Ana Cholokashvili |
| Issue |
David II of Kakheti Teimuraz II of Kakheti Constantine II of Kakheti |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
| Father | Prince David of Kakheti |
| Mother | Elene Diasamidze |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church, then Shia Islam |
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Heraclius I (Georgian: ერეკლე I, Erekle I; Persian: ارگلی خان, translit. Iriglī Khān) or Nazar Alī Khān (Persian: نظر علی خان , translit. Naẓar ʿAlī Khān; Georgian: ნაზარალი-ხანი, translit.: nazarali-khani) (1642–1709), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Georgian monarch who ruled the kingdoms of Kakheti (1675–1676, 1703–1709) and Kartli (1688–1703) under the protection of the Safavid dynasty of Iran.
He was son of Prince David of Kakheti (1612-1648), son of King Teimuraz I, by his wife Helene née Princess Diasamidze (died 1695). Taken to Russia when the pro-Persian king Rostom of Kartli defeated Teimuraz in 1648, he was raised and educated at the Romanov court at Moscow where he was known as Tsarevich Nicholas Davidovich (Russian: Царевич Николай Давыдович). In 1662, he returned to take over the then-vacant crown of Kakheti at the invitation of local nobility, but was defeated by the rival prince Archil who enjoyed the Iranian support.
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