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Set in Kingdom of Georgia in the early 12th century, the film centers on the Battle of Didgori (1121), in which the Kingdom of Georgia was victorious against the Great Seljuk Empire, allowing the Georgians to cease paying tributes and reclaim Tbilisi.
The Didgori-1 (Georgian: დიდგორი) is a Georgian-made armoured personnel carrier developed by the "Delta" research center of the Ministry of Defence and part of the Didgori-series APC family currently constructed in five baseline variants.
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.
Didgori Monument Shortly after the double defeat of Barda and Arabia, the Turkish settlers of South Caucasus and the Muslim merchants of Ganja , Tbilisi and Dmanisi sent representatives to the Seljuk Sultan of Iraq Mahmud II (r. 1118–1131), formally requesting military support against the Georgian forces.
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
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.
Early states in present-day Georgia, c. 600 to 150 BC. Iberia (Georgian: იბერია, Latin: Iberia and Greek: Ἰβηρία), also known as Iveria (Georgian: ივერია), was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Georgian kingdom of Kartli [1] (4th century BC – 5th century AD), corresponding roughly to east and south present-day Georgia.
Didgori-3 (Georgian: დიდგორი-3) is a Georgian 6×6 MRAP type armored personnel carrier developed by the State Scientific Technical Center "Delta". The Didgori-3 was first displayed during a military parade in 2012 and was proposed as patrol vehicle for deployments.