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The Didgori battle helped the Crusader states, which had been under the pressure of Ilghazi's armies. The weakening of the main enemy of the Latin principalities was beneficial for the Kingdom of Jerusalem under King Baldwin II. According to A. Mikaberidze, "The triumphant victory at Didgori captured the imagination of future Georgian generations.
Mount Didgori (Georgian: დიდგორი), 1647 m, is situated some 40 km west of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi in the eastern part of the Trialeti Range, which is part of the Lesser Caucasus. It was a site of the celebrated victory won by the Georgian king David IV over the Seljuk armies on August 12, 1121.
The battle resulted in King David's decisive victory over the Seljuk force (under Ilghazi) and the reconquest of Muslim-held Tbilisi, which became the royal capital. The victory at Didgori began medieval Georgia's Golden Age , and was celebrated in Georgian chronicles as a "miraculous victory"; Georgians commemorate the event in an annual ...
Battle of Didgori: Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgian–Seljuk wars Kingdom of Georgia. Kipchaks Armenian English Frankish Alan mercenaries. Seljuk Empire Sultanate of Rum Artuqids Beylik of Dilmaç Banu Mazyad Shaddadids Emirate of Tbilisi: Victory Beginning of the Georgian Golden Age; 1122 Siege of Tbilisi: Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgian Crusade Kingdom ...
Sultan Mahmud II soon resumed the war against Georgia, despite his defeat at the Battle of Didgori a year earlier. In November 1122, he began his invasion of Shirvan and captured Shamakhi ,. [ 7 ]
Battle of Didgori: Didgori Valley Ilghazi: David IV of Georgia: David IV [23] 1141 Battle of Qatwan: north Samarkand: Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire Yelü Dashi, Emperor of the Qara Khitai Qara Khitai [24] 1152 Battle of Nab Near Herat: Ala al-Din Husayn(Ghurid) Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire Ahmad Sanjar [25] 1176 Battle ...
Didgori generally refers to: Battle of Didgori , a conflict between the Kingdom of Georgia and a Muslim coalition at Didgori near Tbilisi in August 1121 Mount Didgori , Mount Didgori, mountain situated west of Tbilisi
David IV of Georgia met him at the Battle of Didgori and Ilgazi was defeated. According to Matthew of Edessa 400 000 Seljuks were killed. Among the various leaders, only Ilghazi and his son-in-law Dubais escaped.