AHD/AHC: Unite the 16th Century Kingdoms of Georgia under one rule and withstand Ottoman/Safavid Conquest

[JumpinPumpkinHotelandInn]

In the OTL, The Kingdom of Kakheti, situated in the eastern part of Georgia, had been in a constant feud with the Kingdom of Kartli until it was annexed by the Kingdom of Kartli around 1513. This was a victory for Kartli, but at the same time, they had their own problems with the Safavids/Ottomans just like the Kingdom of Imereti and the Samtskhe Principality. The relationship between each Georgian Kingdom was complex to say the least as different Kingdoms fostered delicate relations with one another that were easily influenced by the internal unity of the noble class, external influence (Safavid Persia/Ottomans) and etc. So therefore, How can all the separate Kingdoms/Principalities of Georgia be united under one crown?

What I believe is that the new ruler would be from the annexed Kakhetian branch that has slowly been slowly building his power, gathering noble/military support and in the style of King Levan of Kakheti, uses the Safavid invasion of Kartli as a way to place themselves as the King of Kakheti. Now comes the hard part; The Kakhetian King wants to unite all of Georgia into one singular rule. Since the Kakhetian military would obviously be lacking in physical might in comparison to their Safavid/Ottoman neighbors, they need to have clever military strategies that can fight against/weaken the Safavid and Ottoman vassalization and forces them to retreat. Then comes time for diplomacy in turn the Kingdom of Kakheti would annex all other Georgian territories (Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Kartli, Principality of Abkhazia, Guria, Samtskhe under one crown.

The challenge;
- Unify the Kingdoms of Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti, and the Principality of Samtskhe (Meskheti) under one ruler in the early 16th Century (from that era) of your choice. Doesn't have to be Kakhetian.

-The new Kingdom must stay in the Orthodox Christian faith.

-This New unified Kingdom of Georgia must withstand conquest/vassalization from the Ottomans and the Safavids for a period of time and use other tactics relating to military, trade, or diplomacy to stay Independent of any outside political influences .

-The New Kingdom of Georgia must stay independent of outside conquest until at least until the 18th Century with the death of King George XII and annexation by Imperial Russia.

If possible
-either take Armenian territory away from the Ottomans or ally with the Armenians to fight Ottoman rule
-establish trade routes that boosts the economy and and attracts foreign interests.
-Gain Shirvan territory from Persia and other Turkic tribes.

 

[GuildedAgeNostalgia]

This might be too early of a pod, but Georgia's best chance is a atl scenario where Timur never attacks Georgia but completely destroys the Ottomans, and then his own empire collapses, leaving a power vacuum for Georgia to exploit.

 

[Ursogulos]

This might be too early of a pod, but Georgia's best chance is a atl scenario where Timur never attacks Georgia but completely destroys the Ottomans, and then his own empire collapses, leaving a power vacuum for Georgia to exploit.

Basically what I'm trying to do in my Golden horde TL but with Timur going east and sparing Georgia (except a single campaign after vassalizing the Kipchak khanate)and Ottomans. But the presence of another Turkic power north of caucasus means Ottomans and persians will be weary about expanding in that direction.