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That alliance was short-lived. In 1620, Kutaisi expelled
Princess Tamar, accusing her of adultery and forcing her to find refuge in Guria with her son Bagrat. Guria and Mingrelia responded by imposing a blockade on Imereti and organizing their own marriage alliance: Simon Gurieli, son and heir of
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Mamia II entertained a difficult relationship with his children. His daughter Ana, queen of
Kakheti, died in 1610. His son Manuchar died in 1612. Mamia had a chapel built for the latter at Chekheda in the vicinity of
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A long civil war was started between the different
Western Georgian states, a conflict that would last until 1658 and that would considerably weaken the region for centuries to come. Levan Dadiani became
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Mamia II had to face the
Cossacks he invited into his lands. They had been attacking Black Sea ports in Guria and in 1616, launched large raids against Gurian, Mingrelian and Ottoman towns.
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to forgive his sins. Levan II of
Mingrelia, opposed to the change in power, invaded the principality, deposed Simon, and became the formal suzerain of House Gurieli.
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in 1609. However, with Persia holding little to no imperial ambitions in
Western Georgia and Persian troops never reaching Guria, Mamia II was forced to engage with
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lord of all the Black Sea
Georgian states and exiled his vizier Paata Tsulukidze after accusing him of treason. Tsulukidze found refuge at the court of Mamia II.
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Istanbul responded by imposing a maritime blockade on Guria and
Mingrelia, removing their access to salt and iron imports. In 1614, Mamia II and
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The return of stability in
Western Georgia allowed Mamia II to stay in peace with Mingrelia and Imereti. Together, he wrote a letter to Tsar
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As soon as he acceded the Gurian throne, Mamia II changed his father's pro-Ottoman and anti-Imeretian foreign policy. 18th-century historian
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under his father's orders to protect the unstable throne. Starting in 1590, he had to defend the kingdom against the armies of King
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in 1587, Mamia was granted several responsibilities. In 1589, he led Gurian troops in the war his father launched against the
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in 1606 (or 1607โ1608 based on other sources) shows that Mamia sought to find allies even the easternmost
Georgian states.
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to protect his territorial gains. The Cossacks crossed the Dnepr and launched raids on Black Sea Ottoman ports.
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George II died in 1600 (or 1598 in some sources) and Mamia succeeded him as Mamia II Gurieli, a prince enjoying
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pirates under the leadership of Prince Putu launched maritime raids on the
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independence but formally under the protection of the Kingdom of Imereti.
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