Naturally, Aslan-Bey was associated with pro-western and pro-Turkish elements of the region and was responsible for rebelling against and later killing his father in order to ascend the throne of the Principality.
[1] Aslan-bey turned the town of Sukhumi into his royal residence, which at the time, was guarded by a Turkish military regiment.
Aslan-Bey actively fought together with King Solomon II of Imereti against Tsarist Russian forces.
In 1810, after several decisive Russian military victories, the House of Sharvashidze was driven out of Sukhumi together with the Turkish regiment that was protecting him and fled to Turkey.
In an interview with Nikoloz (Nicolas) Sharvashidze, Head-descendant of Aslan-Bey, it was mentioned that the elder descendants of the Aslan-Bey branch of the Sharvashidze family currently reside in Georgia, while the junior branch is said to have gone extinct in Turkey.