Siege of Tbilisi | |||||||
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Part of the Timurid invasions of Georgia | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Georgia | Timurid Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Bagrat V | Timur | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 20,000–30,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy | Unknown |
The siege of Tbilisi was the successful siege of the city of Tbilisi, capital of the Kingdom of Georgia, by the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, which ended on 22 November 1386. The official history of his reign, Zafarnama, represents this invasion in Georgia as a jihad.