battle, medieval

Battle of Alinja

Name: Battle of Alinja
Location: Alinja Tower, Azerbaijan

Battle of Alinja was a battle fought in 1399 at Alinja Tower, in what is now Azerbaijan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Alinja Tower. It was part of Q122968530. The recorded result: Georgian victory.

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Fought1399

WhereAlinja Tower, Azerbaijan39.194N, 45.696E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGeorgian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Georgia; Caucasian alliesagainstTimurid Empire

Part ofQ122968530

Record

Date	1399 (year precision)
Place	Alinja Tower, Azerbaijan 39.194N, 45.696E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	George VII of Georgia	Abu Bakr ibn Miran Shah

Placed at Alinja Tower; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Alinja 1388, 0.1 km E
Battle of Nakhchivan 1919, 25 km W
Siege of Abbasabad 1827, 27 km W
Battle of Avarayr AD 451, 57 km W
Siege of Stepanakert 1991, 114 km NE

Elsewhere in 1399

Battle of Alinja is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Azerbaijan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126936039, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Alinja, revision 1370431678, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.