sentences:  He converted to Islam assuming the title of Nazar Alī Khān in 1676.In reward, Heraclius was confirmed as King of Kartli and given a Persian army to win over the crown.To buttress Heraclius's authority, the shah appointed 'Abbās-qolī Khan, formerly a beglarbeg of Ganja, as Persian viceroy in Kakheti (residing at Qara-Agach).