Battle of Trialeti

The Battle of Trialeti, fought in 1110, was a conflict between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Empire. Following the Georgian capture of Samshvilde and Dzerna in the same year, the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire dispatched an army of 100,000 troops to Georgia. However, this force was defeated by a Georgian army of 1,500 men, led by King David IV, in the Battle of Trialeti.

Battle of Trialeti
Part of Georgian–Seljuk wars
Date1110
Location
Near Trialeti, Kingdom of Georgia
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Georgia Seljuk Empire
Commanders and leaders
David IV Muhammad I Tapar
Strength
1,500 100,000
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