Siege of Alinja

Siege of Alinja
Part of the Timurid conquests and invasions
Date c.1388–1401 Location Alinja Tower Result Timurid victory[1][2][a]
Belligerents
Jalayirid Sultanate  Kingdom of Georgia (1399)	Timurid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tahir Sidi Ahmad Ogulsai George VII	Muhammad Miraka Muhammad Darvis Miran Shah Seif ad-Din Abu Bakr ibn Miran Shah

The siege of Alinja occurred between the armies of the Jalayirid Sultanate and Timurid Empire starting in 1388. Two offensives by the Qara Qoyunlu would interrupt the sieges, but by 1396 Miran Shah had resumed besieging the fortress. In 1399, George VII of Georgia attacked the Timurids and released some of those who had been imprisoned. In retaliation, Timur ravaged southern Georgia and northern Armenia, killing, destroying, and enslaving people. The fortress managed to withstand the intermittent siege, but faced with starvation, surrendered in 1401.

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