Георгиевский трактат
Metropolitan John writes in the late 18th century that "despite the fact that a large part of the population has been Islamized, there's still a functioning Orthodox church". After the [[Treaty of Georgievsk]] between the [[Kingdom of Kartli]] and the [[Russian Empire]] was signed, the question of the fate of [[Akhaltsikhe]] arose. The first attempt to take the fortress in 1810 failed. [[Prince Paskevich]] successfully stormed the fortress 18 years later, in the great [[Battle of Akhalzic]]. After the [[Treaty of Adrianople (1829)|Treaty of Adrianople]] in 1829, the Ottomans yielded part of Akhaltiske Region.