| Battle of Sasireti | |||||||
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| Part of Georgian civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Georgia Varangians |
Duchy of Kldekari Byzantine auxiliaries | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bagrat IV Ingvar | Liparit IV | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown number of Georgian warriors, 1,000 Vikings | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, many Vikings killed, many more captured, including Ingvar[1] | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Sasireti (Georgian: სასირეთის ბრძოლა) took place in 1042 at the village of Sasireti in the present day Shida Kartli region, not far from the town of Kaspi, during the civil war in the Kingdom of Georgia. It resulted in a decisive defeat of the army of King Bagrat IV by the rebel feudal lord Liparit IV of Kldekari.