[1] Taking advantage of the weakening of the power of the previous Mir-Mehdi Khan, Fath-Ali Shah decided to capture Yerevan.
Under the leadership of Azad Khan a 30.000-strong army was sent to Yerevan in 1751 and a detachment of these troops besieged the Erivan fortress.
The Georgian king did not miss the opportunity and moved to the city for protection, but the troops of Heraclius II were defeated in the battle.
In 1754–1755, the Dagestan troops, led by the Avar Khan Muhammad Nutsal IV,[6] moved to the territory of Kartli-Kakheti and from there attacked the Erivan Khanate.
[7] This devastating invasion of the Dagestan troops greatly lowered the reputation of Khalil Khan among the people.