ont-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> Uzun
Hassan
of the Ak Koyunlu in
1477, followed by Tahmasp
I of Persia in the mid-16th century. By the end
of that century, Gori passed to the Ottomans and
became their major outpost in Georgia until being recovered by the Georgians
under Simon I
of Kartli after heavy fighting in 1599. The
town was once again garrisoned by the Persians under
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