Siege of Tbilisi (1386)
| Siege of Tbilisi | |||||||
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| Part of the Timurid invasions of Georgia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Georgia | Timurid Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Bagrat V | Timur | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 20,000–30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Tbilisi was the successful siege of the city of Tbilisi, capital of the Kingdom of Georgia, by the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, which ended on 22 November 1386. The official history of his reign, Zafarnama, represents this invasion in Georgia as a jihad.