Siege of Ani (1124)
| Siege of Ani | |||||||||
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| Part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars and Georgian–Shaddadid wars | |||||||||
Plan of Ani | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Georgia |
Seljuk Empire Shaddadids | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| David IV | Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Manuchihr | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 60,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
The siege of Ani (Georgian: ანისის ალყა) occurred in August 1124, when the Georgian army, led by King David IV the Builder, successfully liberated the ancient Armenian capital of Ani and northern Armenia from the control of the Muslim emirs.