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{{Short description|Battle in Georgia in 1070s}} |
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'''Siege of Ani''' may refer to: |
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| conflict = Sieges of Ani |
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| image = AniMap.gif |
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| caption = Plan of the city |
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| partof = [[Byzantine–Seljuq wars]], [[Georgian–Seljuk wars]] and [[Mongol invasions of Georgia]] |
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| date = 1064–1239 |
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| place = [[Ani]], modern [[Kars Province]] in [[Turkey]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|30|27|N|43|34|22|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| result = [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] sack the city |
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| combatant1 = {{flag|Kingdom of Georgia}} |
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*[[Zakarids]] |
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[[Armenians]] |
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| combatant2 = [[Seljuk Empire]]<br>[[Shaddadids]]<br>[[Eldiguzids]]<br>[[Artuqids]]<br>[[Saltukids]]<br>[[Shah-Armens]]<br>Emirate of [[Kars]] |
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| combatant3 = [[Mongol Empire]] |
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| combatant4 = [[Byzantine Empire]] |
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| commander1 = [[David IV of Georgia|David IV]] |
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[[George III of Georgia|George III]] |
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[[Tamar of Georgia|Tamar]] |
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[[Ivane I Zakarian]] |
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[[Rusudan of Georgia|Rusudan]] |
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[[Zakare II Zakarian]] |
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[[Shahnshah Zakarian]] |
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| commander2 = [[Alp Arslan]] |
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[[Nizam al-Mulk]] |
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[[Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Manuchihr|Abu'l-Aswar]] |
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[[Fadl ibn Mahmud]] |
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[[Shahanshah ibn Mahmud]] |
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[[Eldiguz]] |
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[[Sultan ibn Mahmud]] |
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[[Sökmen II]] |
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[[Saltuk II]] |
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| commander3 = [[Chagatai]] |
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Toghta |
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| commander4 = [[Constantine X Doukas]] |
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Duke Bagrat |
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Gregory |
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}} |
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The 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]]<ref name=eb11>{{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Ani |volume=2 |page=47 }}</ref>, until it came under the [[Mongol invasions of Georgia|Mongol rule]] in 1239: |
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*[[Siege of Ani (1161)]], a siege led by the [[George III of Georgia]] against the [[Shaddadids]]{{Sfn|Minorsky|1953|page=89}}, and a subsequent siege by the [[Muslim world|Muslim coalition]] of [[Shah-Armens]], [[Saltukids]], [[Artuqids]] and Emirate of [[Kars]] against the Kingdom of Georgia in an attempt to recapture the city.{{Sfn|Minorsky|1953|page=90}} |
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*[[Siege of Ani (1174)]], a siege led by [[George III of Georgia]] against the Shaddadids.{{Sfn|Minorsky|1953|page=96}} |
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*[[Siege of Ani (1226)]], a siege led by the [[Mongol Empire]] against the [[Zakarids|Zakarid]] ruler of Ani. |
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*[[Siege of Ani (1239)]], a sack of the city by the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Battle of Ani]] (1042) |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Studies_in_Caucasian_History/Pzg8AAAAIAAJ|title=Studies in Caucasian History|first=Vladimir|last=Minorsky|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1953 |isbn=9780521057356}} |
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Revision as of 21:30, 28 March 2024
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| Part of Byzantine–Seljuq wars, Georgian–Seljuk wars and Mongol invasions of Georgia | |||||||||
 Plan of the city | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Seljuk Empire Shaddadids Eldiguzids Artuqids Saltukids Shah-Armens Emirate of Kars | Mongol Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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David IV George III Tamar Ivane I Zakarian Rusudan Zakare II Zakarian Shahnshah Zakarian |
Alp Arslan Nizam al-Mulk Abu'l-Aswar Fadl ibn Mahmud Shahanshah ibn Mahmud Eldiguz Sultan ibn Mahmud Sökmen II Saltuk II | Toghta |
Constantine X Doukas Duke Bagrat Gregory | ||||||
The 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[1], 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[2], 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.[3]
- Siege of Ani (1174), a siege led by George III of Georgia against the Shaddadids.[4]
- 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.