Battle of Didgori: Georgia Defeats the Seljuks Against Impossible Odds
At the Battle of Didgori in 1121, King David IV of Georgia attacked a Seljuk force that outnumbered his army by a ratio sometimes estimated at 8-to-1. He used a feigned retreat to draw the Seljuks into a prepared position and then hit them from three sides. He retook Tbilisi, which had been under Muslim rule for four centuries. The battle is still commemorated as a national holiday in Georgia.
August 12, 1121
905 years ago
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Georgia (country)
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David IV of Georgia
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Battle of Didgori
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David the Builder
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Seljuk
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Georgia (country)
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David IV
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Tbilisi
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Seljuk dynasty
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