Siege of Tbilisi (1122)
| Siege of Tbilisi (1122) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Georgian Crusade | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of Georgia | Emirate of Tbilisi | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| David IV | Unknown | ||||||||
The Siege of Tbilisi (Georgian: თბილისის შემოერთება, Tbilisis sh'emoerteba) in February 1122 was led by David IV, who successfully conquered the Emirate of Tbilisi, which had been established by the Arab conquests four centuries earlier. Having reclaimed Tbilisi, David's campaign marked the beginning of the end for Arab rule in Georgia; the Georgian army went on to retake the rest of the region and secured a critical victory in the Georgian–Seljuk wars. The collapse of the Emirate of Tbilisi also allowed the Kingdom of Georgia to contest territory within the rest of the weakening Seljuk Empire.