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Shah Abbas also surrounded himself with many Georgian nobles, appointing them to key positions throughout Persia. Among his wives were Leila, the sister of King Luarsab II of Kartli; Helene, sister of King Teimuraz I of Kakheti; and Fahrimjan Begum, sister of King Simon I of Kartli.