The Battle of Digomi (Georgian: დიღმის ბრძოლა) was part of a campaign launched by the Georgian king Simon I of Kartli aimed at the liberation of the capital Tbilisi from the Persians in 1567. The battle ended with the Simon's victory.[3]

Battle of Digomi
Part of Georgian–Safavid wars
Date1567
Location
Near Digomi, Tbilisi
41°46′00″N 44°44′00″E / 41.76667°N 44.73333°E / 41.76667; 44.73333
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Kartli Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Simon I of Kartli Daut-Khan

Battle

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King Simon's troops encamped at Digomi plain [ka][4] near Tbilisi and began preparations for a siege. The city was defended by Daut Khan, a Georgian ruler appointed by the Safavid Shah Tahmasp I. Daut Khan attempted to make a sortie with his Persian force, but was routed by Simon's cavalry and found shelter within the walls of Tbilisi Fortress. The Kartlian troops invested the fortress, but could not take it and the campaign ended unsuccessfully. The fortress remained under Persian hands.

See also

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Sources

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  • Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78023-070-2.

References

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  1. ^ Rayfield, Donald. (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. p. 219.
  2. ^ Rayfield, Donald. (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. p. 226.
  3. ^ Rayfield 2012, p. 172.
  4. ^ Digomi village Wikimapia.org