sentences:  This proved to be of little benefit, however, and the kingdom continued to be plagued by the incessant Dagestani inroads.From 1724 to 1744, Kakheti was subjected to the successive Ottoman and Iranian occupations.However, the service rendered by the Kakhetian prince Teimuraz II to Nader Shah of Iran in the struggle against the Ottomans resulted in an annulment of heavy tribute paid by Kakheti to the Iranian court in 1743.