Battle of Digomi

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

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]

  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.