[3] However, in 1612, Teimuraz and Luarsab executed a number of Safavid nobles, including the governor of Karabakh, which naturally led to the deterioration of relations between Georgia and Shah Abbas.
[4] He exiled 30,000 Kakhetian peasants to the Safavid Empire and appointed Isa-Khan (grandson of King Alexander II) as the ruler of Kakheti.
[3] Teymuraz, taking advantage of the fact that in 1615 the Ottoman-Safavid feud was reignited, returned to eastern Georgia and defeated the Safavid army stationed there.
Through major punitive measures, Shah Abbas restored his power in Georgia, but Giorgi Saakadze and Teimuraz launched new rebellions in 1625 and 1626 to weaken Safavid influence in the region.
The Safavid army camped near the village of Aghaiani, and Qarachaqay Khan invited the Kakhetian nobles (Tavadi and Aznauri) to come to him to reward them.