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Siege of Birtvisi

Siege of Birtvisi was a siege conducted in 1403 at Birtvisi, in what is now Georgia. It was part of Timurid conquests and invasions, which ran from 1369 to 1426. The recorded result: Timurid victory.

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Fought1403
WhereBirtvisi, Georgia41.609N, 44.539E
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid Empire; ShirvanshahagainstKingdom of Georgia
Part ofTimurid conquests and invasions1369 to 1426

Where it sits in Timurid conquests and invasions

Battle of the Stone Bridge, 1363Battle of the Mire, 1365Siege of Balkh, 1370Siege of Urgench, 1379Siege of Herat, 1381Siege of Tbilisi, 1386Battle of Chapakchur, 1387Battle of Muş, 1387Siege of Isfahan, 1387Siege of Alinja, 1388Siege of Sirjan, 1393Battle of Qara-Derrah Pass, 1395Battle of Ushkudzhe, 1395Siege of Multan, 1398Siege of Bhatner, 1398Battle of Aleppo, 1400Siege of Damascus, 1400Siege of Baghdad, 1401Battle of Algami Canal, 1402Siege of Smyrna, 1402Siege of Birtvisi, 1403Battle of Nakhchivan, 1406Battle of Alashkert, 142113631421Siege of Birtvisi, 1403
23 placed engagements of Timurid conquests and invasions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1403 (year precision)
PlaceBirtvisi, Georgia
41.609N, 44.539E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Timur
  • Ibrahim I of Shirvan
Siege of BirtvisiSiege of BirtvisiBattle of PartskhisiBattle of DidgoriBattle of GarisiSiege of SamshvildeBattle of BolnisiBattle of DidgoriBattle of GarisiBattle of BolnisiKarsGancaKutaisiGyumriVanadzorTskhinvaliTovuzGadabay100 km41.609N, 44.539E
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Siege of Birtvisi is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25302937, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Birtvisi (1403), revision 1370739622, 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.