Siege Of Ani
Kingdom of Georgia
ArmeniansShaddadids
Eldiguzids
Artuqids
Saltukids
Shah-Armens
Emirate of Kars
David IV George III Tamar Ivane I Zakarian Rusudan Zakare II Zakarian
Shahnshah ZakarianAlp Arslan Nizam al-Mulk Abu'l-Aswar Fadl ibn Mahmud Shahanshah ibn Mahmud Eldiguz Sultan ibn Mahmud Sökmen II
Saltuk IIChagatai
ToghtaConstantine X Doukas Duke Bagrat
GregoryThe medieval city of Ani was a center of confrontation in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was captured fives times by the Kingdom of Georgia, and recaptured three times by Shaddadids, until it came under the Mongol rule in 1239:
- Siege of Ani (1064), when a large Seljuk army under Alp Arslan attacked.
- Siege of Ani (1124), a siege led by David IV of Georgia against the Shaddadids during the Georgian–Seljuk wars.
- Siege of Ani (1161), a siege led by the George III of Georgia against the Shaddadids, and a subsequent siege by the Muslim coalition of Shah-Armens, Saltukids, Artuqids and Emirate of Kars against the Kingdom of Georgia in an attempt to recapture the city.
- Siege of Ani (1174), a siege led by George III of Georgia against the Shaddadids.
- Siege of Ani (1199), a siege led by Tamar of Georgia against the Shaddadids.
- Siege of Ani (1226), a siege led by the Mongol Empire against the Zakarid ruler of Ani.
- Siege of Ani (1239), a sack of the city by the Mongols.
See also
- Battle of Ani (1042)
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 2 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 47
- ^ Minorsky 1953, p. 89.
- ^ Minorsky 1953, p. 90.
- ^ Minorsky 1953, p. 96.
Bibliography
- Minorsky, Vladimir (1953). Studies in Caucasian History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521057356.