Battle of Didgori

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The Battle of Didgori was a decisive 1121 medieval clash in which the Kingdom of Georgia achieved a major victory over a large Muslim coalition, paving the way for Georgia’s political and cultural “Golden Age.”

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Didgori canonical 15
Didgori battle 2
Didgori victory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Didgori battle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Didgori

Didgori victory ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Didgori
associatedWith reign of David IV the Builder ⓘ
belligerent Great Seljuk Empire ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk Empire

Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
Muslim coalition forces ⓘ
category Battles involving the Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
Battles of the Crusades-era Caucasus ⓘ
combatantStrength Georgian army outnumbered ⓘ
large Muslim coalition army ⓘ
commander David IV of Georgia ⓘ
Ilghazi ⓘ
Najm ad-Din Ilghazi ibn Artuq ⓘ
commemoratedBy Didgoroba ⓘ
linked to: Didgori
commemoratedOn August 12 ⓘ
country Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ
date 1121-08-12 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Georgian reconquest of Tbilisi ⓘ
consolidation of Georgian control in the Caucasus ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact central theme in Georgian national memory ⓘ
subject of Georgian chronicles ⓘ
involvesReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
kingOfGeorgiaAtTime David IV of Georgia ⓘ
locatedNear Tbilisi ⓘ
longTermEffect expansion of Georgian borders ⓘ
strengthening of centralized Georgian monarchy ⓘ
notableFor decisive cavalry charge ⓘ
turning point in Georgian history ⓘ
use of tactical surprise ⓘ
partOf Georgian–Seljuk wars ⓘ
place Didgori ⓘ
precededBy Seljuk invasions of Georgia ⓘ
primarySource Georgian royal annals ⓘ
linked to: Georgian chronicles

The Life of King of Kings David ⓘ
region Caucasus ⓘ
result decisive Georgian victory ⓘ
significance paved the way for the Georgian Golden Age ⓘ
secured Georgian dominance in the central Caucasus ⓘ
weakened Seljuk influence in Georgia ⓘ
strategicObjective liberation of Tbilisi from Muslim rule ⓘ
terrain mountainous area ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
year 1121 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Georgia → notableEvent → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
David IV of Georgia → battle → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Georgian–Seljuk wars → hasPart → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Battle of Didgori → alsoKnownAs → Didgori battle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Didgori
Battle of Didgori → alsoKnownAs → Didgori victory ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Didgori
David the Builder → knownFor → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
David the Builder → majorBattle → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Georgian Golden Age → notableEvent → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Didgori → notableFor → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Didgori → significantEvent → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Battle of Didgori → alsoKnownAs → Didgori battle ⓘ
subject linked to: Didgori
linked to: Battle of Didgori
Didgoroba → commemorates → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
subject linked to: Didgori
Didgori monument complex → dedicatedTo → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
subject linked to: Didgori
David IV of Georgia → notableBattle → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
subject linked to: Didgori
Georgian forces → notableBattle → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Siege of Tbilisi (1122) → precededBy → Battle of Didgori ⓘ
Davit Aghmashenebeli → battle → Battle of Didgori ⓘ