Complex sentence: Georgia's geopolitical landscape began to shift in 1783, when the struggling Eastern Georgia forged an alliance with the Russian Empire, which led to the gradual, forced annexation of Georgia by Russia starting in 1801.
Split into simpler sentences: Georgia's geopolitical landscape began to shift in 1783, when the struggling Eastern Georgia forged an alliance with the Russian Empire. This led to the gradual, forced annexation of Georgia by Russia starting in 1801.