Timurid invasions of Georgia
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The Timurid invasions of Georgia were eight invasions between 1386 and 1403 of the Kingdom of Georgia in the Caucasus by the Timurid Empire. Led by Timur, the Timurids ultimately conquered the Christian monarchy and made it a tributary state that kept its independence and religion.
1386 — 1403
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1386-01-01T00:00:00Z
1403-01-01T00:00:00Z
1386 — 1403 Timurid invasions of Georgia
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Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi. Timur Besieges the Georgian Castle of Gortin. Miniature manuscripts (15th century)
Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, by Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini (MET, 55.121.16)
Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, by Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini (MET, 55.121.16)
Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, by Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini (MET, 55.121.16)
Timur besieges the Georgian castle of Gortin, 3 August 1401. Zafarnama of 1436, facing folios 181r (left), 180v (right)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Mongol invasions of Armenia | invasion | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Mongol invasions of Georgia | invasion | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 64 | Caucasian campaign of Pompey | Roman Republic, Kingdom of Iberia, Caucasian Albania, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 555 | Siege of Onoguris | Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 732 | Marwan ibn Muhammad's Caucasian campaign | Abkhazians, Khazars, Principality of Iberia, Umayyad Caliphate, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 735 | Umayyad invasion of Georgia | Principality of Iberia, invasion, Umayyad Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 980 | Battle of Moghrisi | battle, Kingdom of Abkhazia, Kavtar Tbeli | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1100 | Great Turkish Invasion | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1256 | Georgian Rebellion of 1256 | rebellion, Kingdom of Georgia, Ilkhanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1386 | Timurid invasions of Georgia | Kingdom of Georgia, invasion, Timurid Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1395 | Caucasus campaign | Circassians, Ossetians, Timurid Empire, Karluks, Kipchaks, military campaign, Kingdom of Shirvan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1407 | Turkoman invasions of Georgia | Qara Qoyunlu, invasion, Aq Qoyunlu, Kingdom of Georgia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1414 | Conquests of Inal the Great | Golden Horde, Kingdom of Georgia, Crimean Khanate, Republic of Genoa, military campaign, Circassia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1483 | Battle of Aradeti | battle, Kingdom of Kartli, Samtskhe atabegate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1578 | Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign | Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Kartli, military campaign, Kingdom of Kakheti, Samtskhe atabegate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1734 | Caucasus Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1744 | Battle of Achabeti | battle, Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Kakheti, Lezgian people, Eyalet of Childir, Afsharid Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1830 | South Ossetian Expedition | Russian Empire, Ossetians, military expedition | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Rebellion in Tskhinvali | Georgians, rebellion, Ossetians | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2004 | 2004 South Ossetia clashes | Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia, armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2008 | Battle in the Liakhvi Gorge | Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2008 | Battle of Tskhinvali | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 224 | Roman–Sasanian wars | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 285 | Byzantine–Sassanian Wars | Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1012 | Georgian–Shaddadid wars | Kingdom of Georgia, Shaddadids, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1064 | Georgian–Seljuk wars | series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1578 | Ottoman–Safavid War | Ottoman Empire, Safavid dynasty, war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1722 | Russo-Persian War of 1722–23 | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1730 | Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–1735 | Ottoman Empire, war, Safavid dynasty, Lezgian people | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1763 | Caucasian War | Caucasian Imamate, Principality of Guria, war, Russian Empire, Circassia, Principality of Mingrelia, Principality of Svaneti | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1800 | Russian conquest of the Caucasus | war, Russian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1918 | Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1918–1920) | war, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, Democratic Republic of Georgia | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1989 | Georgian–Ossetian conflict | war, Georgians, Ossetians | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1991 | 1991–1992 South Ossetia War | war, North Ossetia–Alania, National Guard of Georgia, Internal Troops of Georgia | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Achabeti Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi. Timur Besieges the Georgian Castle of Gortin. Miniature manuscripts (15th century) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, by Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini (MET, 55.121.16) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, by Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini (MET, 55.121.16) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Timur before Battle, Folio from a Dispersed Copy of the Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi, by Ya'qub ibn Hasan, known as Siraj al-Husaini (MET, 55.121.16) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Timur's army attacks Nerges, Georgia | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Timur besieges the Georgian castle of Gortin, 3 August 1401. Zafarnama of 1436, facing folios 181r (left), 180v (right) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Castle of Gortin in Georgia Prepared for Timur's Seige of Muharram, Zafarnama 1436 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Timur Besieges the Abkhazis in Caves, Zafarnama 1436 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Destruction of Norghes (Mingrelia) in Georgia in spring of 1396, in The History of Timur-Bec (Vol. 1), by Sharaf al-Dīn ʻAlī, translation by John Darby in 1723 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Zafarnama of Sultan Husayn or Garrett Zafarnama Destruction of the remnant of the Kipchak Army. illumination ca. 1480s | Commons | ||



