Battle of Basiani
The Battle of Basiani was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuqid Sultanate of Rum in the Basiani Valley, 60 km north-east of the city of Erzurum in what is now northeast Republic of Turkey. The date of the battle has been debated, but recent scholarship tends to favor the years 1203 or 1204. According to the contemporary Muslim chronicler Ibn Bibi, the battle took place in 598 AH (October 1, 1201 – September 19, 1202). According to modern Turkish historians, the site of the battle is usually identified as the castle of Micingerd (Mazankert).
| Battle of Basiani | |||||||
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| Part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars | |||||||
The plan of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Georgia |
Sultanate of Rum Mengujekids | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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David Soslan Zakaria Mkhargrdzeli Shalva Akhaltsikheli Ivane Akhaltsikheli Ivane Mkhargrdzeli |
Süleymanshah II Muqsed al-Din Fahrettin Behramşah | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 65,000–90,000 | 150,000–400,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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