A Georgian king unifies three crowns in 1661

Vakhtang V is a Georgian king who succeeds in 1661 in a vast military campaign to extend his power. After taking Kutaisi and forcing his rivals into flight or imprisonment, he achieves a territorial unification unseen since the reign of George VIII. This total domination over Kakheti, Kartli and Imereti allows him to impose Kartlian garrisons throughout the entire region.