Jesse of Kakheti

{{Short description|Ruler of Kakheti, Georgia, 1614 to 1615}}

{{for|the 16th-century prince and Jesse's granduncle|Prince Jesse of Kakheti}}

{{other people|Isa Khan}}

Jesse ({{lang-ka|იესე}}) or Isā Khān ({{Langx|fa|عیسی خان|translit=ʿIsā Khān}}; {{lang-ka|ისა-ხანი}}) (died September 15, 1615), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Safavid-appointed ruler of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1614 to 1615.Colin P. Mitchell. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1uCaELAsv3MC&dq=kakheti+depopulation+abbas&pg=PA69 New Perspectives on Safavid Iran: Empire and Society] Taylor & Francis, 3 mrt. 2011 {{ISBN|1136991948}} p 69.

Jesse was a son of Prince George, himself a son of King Alexander II of Kakheti. Held as a political hostage by Abbas I of Persia, he was converted to IslamA history of the Georgian people, By William Edward David Allen, pg. 153 and brought up at the shah’s court in Isfahan.Colin P. Mitchell. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1uCaELAsv3MC&dq=kakheti+depopulation+abbas&pg=PA69 New Perspectives on Safavid Iran: Empire and Society] Taylor & Francis, 3 mrt. 2011 {{ISBN|1136991948}} p 69. In 1614, when Abbas I's armies overrun Kakheti, the king Teimuraz I had to flee to western Georgia (Kingdom of Imereti). Abbas appointed his loyal vassal, Isā Khān, as a governor of the region, but he failed to gain a foothold there. He was killed during an uprising against his rule.

Jesse is not to be confused with his granduncle Prince Jesse of Kakheti, also known as Isā Khān.