Treaty of Georgievsk

The Treaty of Georgievsk (, Georgievskiy traktat; , georgievskis trak'tati) was a bilateral treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti on July 24, 1783. Recognizing the bond of Orthodox Christianity between the Russian and Georgian people, the treaty established Georgia as a protectorate of Russia, which guaranteed Georgia's territorial integrity and the continuation of its reigning Bagrationi dynasty in return for prerogatives in the conduct of Georgian foreign affairs. Georgia abjured any form of dependance on Persia or another power, and every new Georgian monarch would require the confirmation and investiture of the Russian tsar.