APPENDIX
A.
Georgian
Documents
DEED
GRANTED
BY
KING
GEORGI
XIII
SENDING
RAFAIL
DANIBEGASHVILI
TO
INDIA
By
the
Grace
of
God,
We,
descendant
of
lessei-David-Solomon-Bagrat,
son
of
King
Irakli
II,
Sovereign
of
Kartalinia,
Kakhetia
and
other
lands,
King
Georgi
XIII,
Our
consort
Queen
Mariam,
daughter
of
Prince
Tsitsishvili,
Our
first-born
and
beloved
son
Lieutenant-General
David,
sons
loann,
Bagrat,
Teimuraz,
Djibrail,
Ilya,
Okropir
and
Irakli,
and
grandson
Grigol,
have
granted
this
eternal
and
final
deed
to
you,
hereditary
faithful
servant
and
son
of
our
devoted
and
zealous
servant,
the
nobleman
Danibegashvili,
son
of
the
quincenturion
Osef,
to
your
brother
Josif
and
to
your
future
descendants.
Since
olden
days
you
have
enjoyed
the
royal
favour
and
have
had
deeds
granted
to
you;
Our
beloved
grandfather
King
Teimuraz
granted
a
deed
bestowing
the
title
of
dagbash
(decurion)
on
your
grandfather,
and
Our
blessed
father.
King
Irakli,
granted
your
father
Osef
a
deed
bestowing
on
him
the
title
of
khutasis-taui
(quincenturion)
with
the
corresponding
salary.
And
your
father
Osef,
too,
died
in
the
service
of
Our
father
and
Our
service.
In
commemoration
of
your
father's
services
We
have
bestowed
on
you,
Rafail,
your
father's
title
of
khutasis-tavi,
as
your
father
bore
it,
with
his
salary,
which
shall
be
paid
to
you
from
our
treasury
by
Our
servants.
We
have
granted
this
Our
favour
to
you,
your
brother
and
your
descendants.
Your
family
has
been
granted
deeds
from
Shahs
and
Kings,
including
the
deed
granted
by
Our
beloved
grandfather
and
the
said
title-deed
from
Our
father,
the
blessed
King
Irakli,
to
which
Our
seal
has
also
been
affixed,
and
also
purchase
charters,
the
deed
for
the
purchase
of
serfs,
the
deed
for
mortgaged
property,
the
deed
for
the
purchase
of
houses
in
Tbilisi
as
well
as
for
the
purchase
from
Lurdj-Monastery
of
an
orchard
and
the
ploughland
above
itfrom
there
down
to
the
ditch
at
the
flood
land,
purchased
from
Gabashvili,
with
its
stream;
all
these
purchases
were
confirmed
by
the
blessed
Sovereign
Our
father
King
Irakli,
but
when
Aga-Mahmed-khan,
son
of
the
Mahmed
Hasan-khan
of
Asterabad,
came
with
a
countless
horde
to
reduce
both
Georgias,
took
most
of
the
inhabitants
of
Tbilisi
to
captivity
and
set
fire
to
Tbilisi,
you
were
deprived
of
all
the
said
deeds
and
charters;
and
now
by
this
deed
We
have
restored
all
that
you
have
had,
confirmed
and
granted
to
you,
Rafail,
to
your
brother
losif
and
the
future
members
of
your
family.
And
now
We
are
sending
you,
Rafail,
to
India
to
the
son
of
Shamir-aga.
Inasmuch
as
your
father,
being
in
the
service
of
Our
blessed
father,
was
sent
to
India
several
times,
We
are
sending
you
to
India
on
the
same
mission.
Have
and
happily
bear
this
title
We
have
bestowed
on
you,
and
use
it
in
devoted
service
to
Us;
no
future
kings
nor
princes
shall
dispossess
you
of
the
property,
estates
and
serfs
belonging
to
you
and
no
one
shall
dare
to
question
your
right
to
them.
And
now
We
desire
the
Ministers
of
Our
Court
likewise
to
confirm
the
deed
We
have
granted
to
you
and
the
contents
thereof,
and
to
abide
by
it
and
facilitate
and
help
in
its
execution.
Done
at
the
city
of
Tbilisi
by
the
hand
of
the
Secretary
of
Our
Court
Egnate
Tumanishvili,
14th
day
of
September
of
the
year
1799.
Note:
The
original
bore
the
seals
of
Georgi,
Mariam,
David,
loann,
Bagrat,
Teimuraz,
the
Minister
of
Court
(sakhltkhutsesi)
Mukhranbatoni
loann
and
the
Secretary
Tumanishvili
Egnate
Postscript:
The
original
of
this
deed,
written
by
my
own
hand,
was
fixed
with
the
seals
of
the
king,
queen,
princes
and
the
minister
of
court.
After
the
day
on
which
the
deed
was
drawn
up,
the
said
khutasis-taui
Rafail
was
sent
on
business
to
India
by
the
blessed
King
Georgi.
This
khutasis-tavi
Rafail
gave
his
deed
to
me
for
safe-keeping
because
he
set
out
for
India,
and
I
was
to
hand
it
back
to
him
upon
his
return.
Inasmuch
as
the
original
deed
was
in
my
safe-keeping,
the
mother
of
this
khutasis
tavi
Rafail,
Rosa,
desired
me
to
give
her
a
copy.
I
made
the
copy
and
gave
it
to
her.
Shortly
afterwards,
when
all
the
inhabitants
of
Tbilisi
quitted
the
city
because
of
the
plague,
I,
too,
went,
to
my
village
of
Kareli.
In
my
haste
to
leave
I
lost
the
deed
placed
in
my
safe-keeping.
I
looked
everywhere
but
was
unable
to
find
it.
I
rewrote
the
above
deed
from
the
copy
which
I
gave
to
Rosa,
mother
of
Rafail.
Before
God
I
swear
that
this
is
the
truth.
Collegiate
Councillor
Prince
Egnate
Tumanov
I
know
for
certain
that
the
late
King
Georgi
granted
to
this
Rafail
the
title
of
khutasis-tavi
and
sent
him
on
a
mission
to
India,
granting
him
such
a
deed.
March
13,
1808
General-Major
and
Gubernia
Marshal
Prince
loann
Orbeliani
We
have
likewise
seen
the
deed
rewritten
by
Prince
Egnato
Tumanov.
Correct
and
true.
Baratov
Zaal
