Alp Arslan's invasion of Georgia (1064)
Part of Georgian–Seljuk wars
Date1064
Location
Georgia
Result Seljuk victory[1][2]
Territorial
changes		 Seljuks capture Akhalkalaki, Alaverdi and the region between Tbilisi and the Çoruh river[3]
Belligerents
Seljuk Empire  Kingdom of Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Alp Arslan Bagrat IV

The Alp Arslan's invasion of Georgia was led by Alp Arslan who invaded Georgia in 1064.[1]

In February 1064 Alp Arslan set out from Rey and divided his army into two divisions after crossing the Aras river.[1][4] While he marched on Georgia the armies of Malik Shah and Nizam al-Mulk captured some Byzantine fortresses.[4]

Alp Arslan at the head of the first column captured the region between Tbilisi and the Çoruh river.[1][3] He captured Akhalkalaki in July the same year.[3] He also captured Alaverdi after a heavy fight with the Georgians who were defending the city, the Georgian sovereign Bagrat could not face the Seljuks and fled.[3]

After this victory Alp Arslan received the title "Father of Conquest".[1] Alp Arslan sent Bagrat IV a letter and offered him two options, one related to converting to Islam and the other related to an annual payment of jizya.[2] Bagrat declared his submission to paying the annual jizya, however in 1065 the Georgians broke this agreement. [5][2] Alp Arslan led another campaign in Georgia in 1068.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Selçuklu-Gürcü mücadelelerinde bir dönüm noktası: Didgori Savaşı (1121) ve sonuçları. A Erhan. Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Gürcü Kaynaklarina Göre Gürcistan Altın Çağ Döneminin Son Hükümdari: Kraliçe Tamar The Last Ruler of the Golden Age of Georgia in Georgian Sources: Queen Tamar. Ayşe Beyza Büyükçinar. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü.
  3. 1 2 3 4 1018-1071 Yılları Arasında Selçuklu Bizans İlişkileri ve Ermeniler A Toksoy. Yeni Türkiye S. 60 CI Ermeni Meselesi Özel Sayısı. 2014.
  4. 1 2 Nizâmülmülk'ün Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu'na Hizmetleri. A ÖZAYDIN. Selçuk Üniversitesi Selçuklu Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2018
  5. ↑ Orta Çağ'da Türk-Gürcü münasebetlerini şekillendiren faktörler. İ Tellioğlu. 2009.
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