Siege of Birtvisi (1403)
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Timurid Empire Shirvanshahs | Kingdom of Georgia | ||||||
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Timur Ibrahim I of Shirvan | Ivane Toreli | ||||||
The Siege of Birtvisi was the attack by the Timurid sultan, Timur, on a Birtvisi fortress in eastern Georgia in 1403.[1][2]
Battle
The defense of the fortress was led by Ivane Toreli, who commanded 150 soldiers in addition to 30 Aznauri and their families.[3] It took eight attempts for Timurid forces to subdue the fortress.[4] Gates were stormed by 52 Merkit volunteers who were experts at rock climbing.[3] Commander Ivane Toreli's wife was given to harem of Ibrahim I of Shirvan, a vassal of Timur.
References
- ^ Allen, William Edward David (1932), A History of the Georgian People: From the Beginning Down to the Russian Conquest in the Nineteenth Century, p. 125. Taylor & Francis
- ^ Gabriel Michaud, Louis. Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne ou Histoire, par ordre alphabétique, de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes: Ge - Go, Volume 17. Michaud, 1816. Retrieved 9 Jan 2009.
- ^ a b Rayfeld, Donald. Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. Reaktion Books, 2013. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-78023-070-2.
- ^ "Jim in Georgia". Retrieved July 6, 2013.
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