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in order to gain an upper hand, but with little success. Ultimately, Alexander was able to establish control over the entirety of
Western Georgia on his own, restoring some of Imereti's lost prestige; however, this consolidation proved relatively short lived. By the time of Alexander death in 1660,
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In 1657, Levan II died suddenly without leaving a direct heir. Alexander III took advantage of this, immediately marched into
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on behalf of
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Mingrelia in 1639/40, though without achieving any positive results. In response to an appeal from Alexander, another embassy arrived in the Imeretian capital of
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in 1651. In the presence of these
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