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Battle of Marabda

Battle of Marabda was a battle fought on 1 July 1625 at Marabda, in what is now Georgia. It was part of the Georgian–Safavid Wars. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 men against 60,000 men.

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Marabda plain, Georgia.
Marabda plain, Georgia.. Aleksey Muhranoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 July 1625
WhereMarabda, Georgia41.535N, 44.759E
OutcomeSafavid victory
BelligerentsKingdom of KartliagainstSafavid Iran
Casualties and losses9,000 to 10,000and14,000
Part ofGeorgian–Safavid Wars

Where it sits in the Georgian–Safavid Wars

Tahmasp I's campaigns in Kartili and Kakheti, 1541Battle of Garisi, 1556Battle of Digomi, 1567Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns, 1614Battle of Aghaiani, 1625Battle of Martqopi, 1625Battle of Marabda, 1625Battle of Ksani, 162515411625Battle of Marabda, 1625
8 placed engagements of the Georgian–Safavid Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 July 1625
PlaceMarabda, Georgia
41.535N, 44.759E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength20,000 men60,000 men
Casualties and losses9,000 to 10,00014,000
Commanders
  • Teimuraz I
  • Giorgi Saakadze
  • Isa Khan Safavi
  • Rostom of Kartli
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Battle of Marabda is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 116 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871672, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Marabda, revision 1370448935, 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.