Their fiefdom , Samachablo , covered a significant portion of what is now South Ossetia .
Their fiefdom , Samachablo , enjoyed a degree of autonomy within the Kingdom of Kartli from c. 1470 to 1800 when Georgia was annexed to Imperial Russia .
Their fiefdom , Samachablo , covered a significant portion of what is now South Ossetia , and enjoyed a degree of autonomy within the Kingdom of Kartli from c. 1470 to 1800 when Georgia was annexed to Imperial Russia .