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Battle of Garni

Name: Battle of Garni
Location: Garni, Armenia

Battle of Garni was a battle fought in July 1225 at Garni, in what is now Armenia. It was part of Khwarazmian campaigns in Georgia, which ran from 1225 to 1229. The recorded result: Khwarazmian victory. Recorded strength: 60,000–70,000 deployed; 17,000–20,000 engaged against 60,000 -200,000.

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FoughtJuly 1225

WhereGarni, Armenia40.119N, 44.723E

OutcomeKhwarazmian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of GeorgiaagainstKhwarezmian Empire

Casualties and losses4,000–20,000 killedandUnknown

Part ofKhwarazmian campaigns in Georgia1225 to 1229

Record

Date	July 1225 (month precision)
Place	Garni, Armenia 40.119N, 44.723E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	60,000–70,000 deployed; 17,000–20,000 engaged	60,000 -200,000
Casualties and losses	4,000–20,000 killed	Unknown
Commanders	Ivane Mkhargrdzeli Shalva of Akhaltsikhe Ivane Akhaltsikheli	Jalal al-Din Mangburni

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Dvin AD 927, 18 km SW
Capture of Erivan 1827, 19 km W
Siege of Erivan 1804, 19 km W
Siege of Erivan 1808, 19 km W
Siege of Yerevan 1603, 19 km W

In the same war

After: Battle of Bolnisi 1228

Elsewhere in 1225

Battle of Garni is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Armenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2916261, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Garni, revision 1370110733, 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.