Georgian–Seljuk wars
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A miniature depicting a battle with the Georgian king David IV the Builder. Le Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure. King David is shown in purple robe on the right, wearing crown-helmet. | |||||||||
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Bagrat IV George II David IV George of Chqondidi Barami Sumbat Orbeli Ivane I Orbeli Demetrius I George III Ivane II Orbeli Sargis Zakarian Tamar Qubasar David Soslan Zakare II Zakarian Ivane I Zakarian Shalva Akhaltsikheli George IV |
Alp Arslan Malik-Shah I Nizam al-Mulk Sarang of Ganja Muhammad I Tapar Mahmud II Ahmad Sanjar Mesud I Kilij Arslan II Kaykhusraw I Suleiman II of Rûm Eldiguz | ||||||||
The Georgian–Seljuk wars (Georgian: საქართველო-სელჩუკთა ომები, romanized: sakartvelo-selchuk'ta omebi), also known as Georgian Crusade, is a long series of battles and military clashes that took place from 1064 until 1213, between the Kingdom of Georgia and the different Seljukid states that occupied most of South Caucasus. The conflict is preceded by deadly raids in the Caucasus by the Turks in the 11th century, known in Georgian historiography as the Great Turkish Invasion.