In his childhood, Kelesh-Bey was taken to Istanbul, Turkey as a hostage, where he converted to Islam. Kelesh returned to Abkhazia from Istanbul in the 1770s with the goal of taking over and ruling his native land. With the help of Turkish forces, Kelesh-Bey was able to overthrow his uncle, Zurab Shervashidze, and take over the Abkhaz crown. Kelesh-Bey was known for his energetic drive to consolidate state power while actively fighting against the Principality of Mingrelia which bordered Abkhazia to the east. Kelesh-Bey was the grand father of Gülüstü Hanım, Sultan Abdulmejid I's consort and Sultan Mehmed VI's mother.
In 1802, he rallied the Turkish support and captured the Mingrelian fort of Anaklia. After Mingrelia joined the Russian Empire in 1803, Kelesh also tried to seek closer ties (associated relations) with Russia, which led to Abkhazia’s break with Ottoman Turkey. Becoming increasingly worried about Abkhazia drifting closer to Russia, the Turkish leadership tried to remove Kelesh-Bey from power by force, but failed. In the end, Turkey was able to remove Kelesh from the Abkhaz throne by forging close ties to his son Aslan-Bey who killed his father and became the new ruler of Abkhazia. George Hewitt considers this a Russian fabrication and accuses Aslan-bey's brother Sefer-Bey, Nino Dadiani and the Russian military administration of the assassination.[1]
kelesh, ahmed, shervashidze, kelesh, ahmed, kelesh, chachba, shervashidze, 1747, 1808, head, state, principality, abkhazia, from, 1780s, 1808, kelesh, manuchar, chachba, shervashidze, childhood, kelesh, taken, istanbul, turkey, hostage, where, converted, islam. Kelesh Ahmed Bey Kelesh Bey Chachba Shervashidze 1747 1808 was the head of state of the Principality of Abkhazia from the 1780s to 1808 Kelesh Bey was the son of Manuchar Chachba Shervashidze In his childhood Kelesh Bey was taken to Istanbul Turkey as a hostage where he converted to Islam Kelesh returned to Abkhazia from Istanbul in the 1770s with the goal of taking over and ruling his native land With the help of Turkish forces Kelesh Bey was able to overthrow his uncle Zurab Shervashidze and take over the Abkhaz crown Kelesh Bey was known for his energetic drive to consolidate state power while actively fighting against the Principality of Mingrelia which bordered Abkhazia to the east Kelesh Bey was the grand father of Gulustu Hanim Sultan Abdulmejid I s consort and Sultan Mehmed VI s mother In 1802 he rallied the Turkish support and captured the Mingrelian fort of Anaklia After Mingrelia joined the Russian Empire in 1803 Kelesh also tried to seek closer ties associated relations with Russia which led to Abkhazia s break with Ottoman Turkey Becoming increasingly worried about Abkhazia drifting closer to Russia the Turkish leadership tried to remove Kelesh Bey from power by force but failed In the end Turkey was able to remove Kelesh from the Abkhaz throne by forging close ties to his son Aslan Bey who killed his father and became the new ruler of Abkhazia George Hewitt considers this a Russian fabrication and accuses Aslan bey s brother Sefer Bey Nino Dadiani and the Russian military administration of the assassination 1 Children EditAslan Bey Shervashidze Sefer Ali Bey Shervashidze Batal Bey Shervashidze Hasan Bey Shervashidze Tatar Bey Shervashidze Rustam Bey Shervashidze Sulaiman Bey Shervashidze Mahmud Bey Shervashidze Sekir Bey Shervashidze Rustam KhanumReferences EditGeorgian State Soviet Encyclopedia 1983 Book 10 p 689 Hewitt George ed 1998 The Abkhazians A Handbook St Martin s Press p 71 ISBN 0 312 21975 X Kelesh Ahmed Bey ShervashidzeHouse of Shervashidze ChachbaRegnal titlesPreceded byZurab Prince of Abkhaziacirca 1780 1808 Succeeded byAslan Bey This biography of a member of a Georgian royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Abkhazian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelesh Ahmed Bey Shervashidze amp oldid 1128374702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
