Although Alexander was initially a vassal, at least nominally, of the Saffavids, he repudiated his allegiance to the Shah of Iran and accepted the Ottoman suzerainty when the latter empire gained the upper hand in 1578.
Lala Mustafa Pasha made it part of the Çıldır Eyalet formed in 1578.
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The Turkish army commanded by Lala Mustafa Pasha overran much of Georgia and dislodged Daud Khan, who had burnt the citadel of Tbilisi and taken shelter at Lorri.