Jesse of Kakheti
Ruler of Kakheti, Georgia (died 1615)
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Jesse (Georgian: იესე) or Isā Khān (Persian: عیسی خان, romanized: ʿIsā Khān; Georgian: ისა-ხანი) (died September 15, 1615), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Safavid-appointed ruler of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1614 to 1615.[1]
| Jesse Isa Khan | |
|---|---|
| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | Prince George of Kakheti |
| Mother | daughter of Sultan Adi Korklu Bey I |
| Religion | Islam |
Biography
Jesse was a son of Crown Prince George, himself a son of King Alexander II of Kakheti, by his first wife, a daughter of Adi Korklu Bey I, Sultan of Elisu. Held as a political hostage by Abbas I of Persia, he was converted to Islam[2] and brought up at the shah’s court in Isfahan.[3] In 1614, when Abbas I's armies overrun Kakheti, the king Teimuraz I had to flee to western Georgia (Kingdom of Imereti). Abbas appointed his loyal vassal, Isā Khān, as a governor of the region, but he failed to gain a foothold there. He was killed during an uprising against his rule.
