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| George's campaign against the Timurids | |||||||||
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| Part of Timurid invasions of Georgia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kingdom of Georgia |
 Timurid Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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George VII |
Umar | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 5,000[1][3] | 15,000[3] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy[3] | ||||||||
The George's campaign against the Timurids (Georgian: გიორგის ლაშქრობა თემურიდების წინააღმდეგ, romanized: giorgis lashkroba temuridebis tsinaagmdeg) were two invasions between 1405 and 1406 of the Timurid Empire in the Caucasus by the Kingdom of Georgia. Led by George VII, the Timurids ultimately defeated by the Christian monarchy.
The Campaign
[edit]In 1403, Timur finally left the Caucasus and headed for Central Asia, where he died on February 19, 1405, while preparing for a massive invasion of China. And the subsequent power struggles among his heirs, Timur's empire became fragmented as Miran Shah and his sons struggled over control of Persia. In the midst of this chaos, George VII, who had returned from Imereti, engaged in battles to regain lost territories. He conquered Nakhchivan and Ganja while also causing destruction in places like Ani, Erzurum, and Tabriz. Despite commanding an army of merely 5,000 men, George succeeded in expanding Georgia's borders temporarily to their former extent.[1][2][3]
In 1406, The ruler of Iran gathered an army and camped in Alatagh, Caucasus. George suddenly attacked and drove the enemy towards Tabriz.[4][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rayfield 2012, p. 152.
- ^ a b c History of Georgia 2012, p. 104.
- ^ a b c d e f g Unsharpened swords 1991, p. 250.
- ^ "George VII". qim.ge. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
Sources
[edit]- Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78023-070-2.
- Asatiani, Nodar; Japaridze, Otar; Samsonadze, Giorgi; Jamburia, Mikheil (2012). History of Georgia in four volumes, vol. III - History of Georgia from the 13th century to the 19th century. Tbilisi: National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. ISBN 978-9941-19-407-8.
- Sanikidze, Levan (1991). Unsharpened swords vol. II. Tbilisi: Merani. ISBN 978-9941-32-859-6
See also
[edit]• Timurid invasions of Georgia