Teimuraz II of Kakheti
| Teimuraz II | |
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| King of Kakheti | |
| Reign | 1732–1744 |
| Coronation |
Mtskheta Svetitskhoveli Cathedral October 1, 1745 |
| Predecessor | Constantine II of Kakheti |
| Successor | Heraclius II of Georgia |
| King of Kartli | |
| Reign | 1744–1762 |
| Successor | Heraclius II of Georgia |
| Born | 1680 Tbilisi |
| Died | 8 January 1762 Saint Petersburg |
| Burial | Ascension Cathedral in the Astrakhan Kremlin |
| Spouse | Tamar Eristavi Tamar of Kartli Ana Baratashvili |
| Issue | Heraclius II of Georgia |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
| Father | Heraclius I of Kakheti |
| Mother | Ana Cholokashvili |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Signature |  |
Teimuraz II (Georgian: თეიმურაზ II) (1680–1762) of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kakheti, eastern Georgia, from 1732 to 1744, then of Kartli from 1744 until his death. Teimuraz was also a lyric poet.
He was a son of Erekle I and his wife Anna. Together with his mother, Teimuraz ruled as regent for his absent brother David II (Imam Quli-Khan) from 1709 to 1715. In 1732, the Turks killed the next king and Teimuraz’s other brother, Constantine, and took control of his kingdom. His successor, Teimuraz, fled to the mountains of Pshavi and fought the occupants from there. In July 1735, the resurgent Persian ruler Nader Shah Afshar invaded Kakheti and forced the Turks out of most of eastern Georgia. Nader summoned Teimuraz to his headquarters at Erivan and, upon his refusal to convert to Islam, had him detained. Kakheti was placed under the nominal government of Teimuraz's Muslim nephew Ali Mirza. In October 1735, Teimuraz escaped to the mountains of Kakheti and fomented unrest against the Persian rule, but he was captured by the close of 1736.
During these years, part of Georgian nobles staged a powerful rebellion against the Persian regime. In 1738, the shah had to release Teimuraz to counter the Georgian opposition, and made him governor of Kakheti, while his son Erekle II campaigned with Nader in India. The uprising now turned into a brutal civil war between pro- and anti-Persian factions. Teimuraz, aided by his son Erekle II, was able to crush the rebels led by Givi Amilakhvari. As a reward, the shah abolished, in 1742, a heavy tribute laid upon Kakheti, and helped Teimuraz to subdue autonomous duchies of the Aragvi and the Ksani in 1743 and 1744 respectively. For his service against the Ottomans and an anti-Persian revolt, in 1744, Teimuraz was confirmed by the shah as king of Kartli, and his son Erekle was given a Kakhetian crown, thus laying the ground for the eventual reunification of these Georgian kingdoms. Most importantly, they were recognised as Christian kings for the first time since 1632. Both monarchs were crowned at the Cathedral of the Living Pillar (Svetitskhoveli) at Mtskheta on October 1, 1745.
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