Emirate of Tbilisi

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The Emirate of Tbilisi was a Muslim emirate in Transcaucasia. The Emirs of Tbilisi ruled over the parts of today's eastern Georgia from their base in the city of Tbilisi, from 736 to 1080. Established by the Arabs during their rule of Georgian lands, the emirate was an important outpost of the Muslim rule in the Caucasus until recaptured by the Georgians under King David IV in 1122.

740 — 1122  WikimediaWikidata

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740 — 1122 Emirate of Tbilisi
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Arabic map indicating Tbilisi, 10th centuryArabic map indicating Tbilisi, 10th century
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict842Battle of RekhaAbbasid Caliphate, battle, Principality of Iberia, Emirate of Tbilisi, Principality of KakhetiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict842Invasion of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-ShaybaniAbbasid Caliphate, Emirate of Tbilisi, Principality of Kakheti, Principality of Iberia, invasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict850Armenian RevoltAbbasid Caliphate, rebellion, Ostikanate of Arminiya, Emirate of TbilisiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict853Invasion of Bugha al-KabirAbbasid Caliphate, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of Abkhazia, invasion, Emirate of TbilisiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1121Siege of Tbilisi (1122)Kingdom of Georgia, Emirate of Tbilisi, Seljuk Empire, siegeWikidata
    commonsimageArabic map indicating Tbilisi, 10th century Commons