The Battle of Rakhsi or Araxes (Georgian: რახსის ბრძოლა) took place between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuks in the Rakhsi (Araxes) river in 1118.
| Battle of Rakhsi | |||||||
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| Part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Georgia | Seljuk Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| David IV | Unknown | ||||||
Battle
editin 1118 Beshken II Jaqeli a Georgian nobleman who ruled the Javakheti was killed by the Seljuks in Javakheti, the Georgian King David IV heard from Nakhiduri the story of the Seljuks invasion of Javakheti and killing of Beshken Jaqeli. David refused to listen to his nobles' advice to retreat and managed to avenge Beshken's death by defeating the Seljuks in Rakhsi (Aras river) and massacred the Seljuk garrisons on Aras in April 1118.[1]
Aftermath
editDavid IV captured Lori in 1118. Since 1065, the city had been the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget, created by the Kiurikian dynasty. David IV annexed Lori with its surrounding territory to Georgia.[2] In July 1118, David IV captured Agarani in one day. Bagrat IV, David's grandfather, had taken three months to capture Agarani in the previous century.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ History of Georgia 2012, p. 386.
- ^ Metreveli 2011, p. 68.
- ^ History of Georgia 2012, p. 387.
Sources
edit- Metreveli, Roin (2011). Saint David the Builder. Tbilisi. ISBN 9789941425509.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Lortkipanidze, Mariam; Japaridze, Otar; Muskhelishvili, David; Metreveli, Roin (2012). History of Georgia in four volumes, vol. II - History of Georgia from the 4th century to the 13th century. Tbilisi: National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. ISBN 978-9941-19-585-3.