father predecessor successor succession house mother death_date religion monarch|name image_size birth_date spouse issue signature image article_title reign
vakhtang v of kartli vakhtang v of kartli heraclius i of kakheti heraclius i of kakheti kaikhosro of kartli king of kartli bagrationi dynasty rodam kaplanishvili-orbeliani 21 april 1709 georgian orthodox church , later islam george xi 255px 1651 tamar bagration-davitishvili khoreshan mikeladze prince bagrat princess mariam princess rodam of kartli george xi signature.svg george xi of kartli repaired.jpg george xi of kartli
 1676 -- 1688 1703 -- 1709
george xi of kartli

george xi -lrb- georgian : გიორგი xi -rrb- -lrb- 1651 -- april 21 , 1709 -rrb- , known as gurgin khan in iran , was a georgian monarch who ruled the kingdom of kartli -lrb- now central georgia -rrb- as a safavid persian subject from 1676 to 1688 and again from 1703 to 1709 .
he is best known for his struggle against the safavids which dominated his weakened kingdom and later as a safavid commander-in-chief in what is now afghanistan .
being an eastern orthodox christian , he converted to islam prior to his appointment as governor of kandahar .
