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Battle of Didgori

Battle of Didgori was a battle fought on 12 August 1121 in what is now Georgia. It was part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars, which ran from 1064 to 1213. The recorded result: Georgian victory.

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A man carrying a kvevri (see [1]) up the stairs at the monument to the Battle of Didgori
A man carrying a kvevri (see [1]) up the stairs at the monument to the Battle of Didgori. Paata Vardanashvili from Tbilisi, Georgia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 August 1121
WhereGeorgia41.683N, 44.517E
OutcomeGeorgian victory
BelligerentsSeljuk Empire; Artuqids; Beylik of Dilmaç; Banu Mazyad; Shaddadids; Emirate of Tbilisi; Sultanate of RumagainstFrankish mercenaries
Part ofGeorgian–Seljuk wars1064 to 1213

Where it sits in the Georgian–Seljuk wars

Battle of Partskhisi, 1073Battle of Queli, 1080Great Turkish Invasion, 1100Siege of Samshvilde, 1110Battle of Rakhsi, 1118Siege of Tbilisi, 1121Battle of Didgori, 1121Capture of Dmanisi, 1123Siege of Ani, 1161Battle of Shamkor, 1195Battle of Basian, 1202Siege of Kars, 1206Capture of Tabriz, 121010731210Battle of Didgori, 1121
13 placed engagements of the Georgian–Seljuk wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 August 1121
PlaceGeorgia
41.683N, 44.517E
KindBattle, medieval
Battle of DidgoriBattle of DidgoriSiege of BirtvisiBattle of PartskhisiBattle of GarisiSiege of SamshvildeBattle of DigomiBattle of GarisiSiege of SamshvildeBattle of DigomiKarsGancaKutaisiGyumriVanadzorTskhinvaliTovuzGadabay100 km41.683N, 44.517E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Satellite view of the site of Battle of Didgori today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-10-07. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

Today the ground within 5 km is 52% tree cover, 46% grassland.

tree cover: 52%grassland: 46%tree cover 52%grassland 46%
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Didgori is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1192616, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Didgori, revision 1382649565, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.