battle, medieval

Battle of Bolnisi

Name: Battle of Bolnisi
Location: Bolnisi, Georgia

Battle of Bolnisi was a battle fought in 1228 at Bolnisi, in what is now Georgia. It was part of Khwarazmian campaigns in Georgia, which ran from 1225 to 1229. The recorded result: Khwarazmian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1228

WhereBolnisi, Georgia41.450N, 44.533E

OutcomeKhwarazmian victory

Belligerents25pxKhwarazmian EmpireagainstKingdom of Georgia

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofKhwarazmian campaigns in Georgia1225 to 1229

Record

Date	1228 (year precision)
Place	Bolnisi, Georgia 41.450N, 44.533E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Jalal al-Din Mangburni	Avag Zakarian

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Samshvilde 1110, 6.8 km N
Battle of Garisi 1556, 12 km NW
Battle of Partskhisi 1073, 13 km N
Siege of Birtvisi 1403, 18 km N
Battle of Marabda 1625, 21 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Garni July 1225

Elsewhere in 1228

Battle of Bolnisi is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16366324, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bolnisi, revision 1376150796, 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.