The Battle of Didgori (Georgian: დიდგორის ბრძოლა) was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the declining Great Seljuq Empire at the place of Didgori, 40 km west of Tbilisi, (the modern-day capital of Georgia), on August 12, 1121. The battle resulted in King David IV of Georgia’s decisive victory over a Seljuk invasion army under Ilghazi and the subsequent reconquest of a Muslim-held Tbilisi, which became the royal capital.
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| - The Battle of Didgori (Georgian: დიდგორის ბრძოლა) was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the declining Great Seljuq Empire at the place of Didgori, 40 km west of Tbilisi, (the modern-day capital of Georgia), on August 12, 1121. The battle resulted in King David IV of Georgia’s decisive victory over a Seljuk invasion army under Ilghazi and the subsequent reconquest of a Muslim-held Tbilisi, which became the royal capital.
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| - Majority of the coalition army destroyed or routed, large number of prisoners taken
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| - 24pxGreat Seljuq Empire
- 24pxKingdom of Georgia
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| - Decisive Georgian victory
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| - *55,600
- *100,000-250,000 according to modern Georgian estimates.
- or approximately 300.000.
- *400,000-600,000 according to Muslim, Christian chronicles from around that period.
- *Other studies put the numbers at 200,000 to 250,000
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