He was the son of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli who left him in charge of the government of Kartli (eastern Georgia) during his absence at the Safavid court of Persia from September 1716 to August 1719.
He was the son of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli. This son of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli left him in charge of the government of Kartli (eastern Georgia) during his absence at the Safavid court of Persia from September 1716 to August 1719.