Claim: In 1789, King Heraclius II of Georgia sent his army into Imereti and helped David-Solomon to expel David II (1756 – 11 January 1795) into Akhaltsikhe, then in 1790, he returned with a Turkish force and deposed Solomon II, but was eventually defeated and fled Imereti.
Evidence: The Kingdom of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სამეფო, romanized: sakartvelos samepo), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that started circa 1008 AD.