Siege of Queli | |||||||||
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Part of Sajid invasion of Georgia | |||||||||
A painting of St. Mikel-Gobron by Mikhail Sabinin. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Kingdom of the Iberians | Sajid dynasty | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Gobron | Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
200[1] | 20,000[1] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
133[1] | Heavy |
The siege of Queli (Georgian: ყველისციხის ალყა) was the last major military engagement during the Sajid invasion of Georgia in 914. The 28-day-long siege resulted in pyrrhic Muslim victory and execution of the Georgian commander Gobron. Despite the important victory, the invaders were unable to maintain a strong foothold in western Georgia and were forced to withdraw.
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