siege, medieval

Siege of Derbent

Siege of Derbent was a siege conducted in 1173 at Derbent, in what is now Russia. It was part of Caspian expeditions of the Rus', which ran from AD 864 to 1041. The recorded result: Georgian and Shirvanshahr victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 73 ships.

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Map showing the locations of major Rus' raids in the Caspian Sea from the mid ninth to mid eleventh centuries CE. Blue dates indicate major Rus' raids; purple outline indicates area affected by the 91. Electionworld, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date	1173 (year precision)
Place	Derbent, Russia 42.069N, 48.296E
Part of	Caspian expeditions of the Rus' (AD 864 to 1041)
Kind	Siege, medieval
Result	Georgian and Shirvanshahr victory
Belligerents	Kingdom of Georgia; Shirvan	Rus'; Alans; Kipchaks
Commanders	Akhsitan I; George III; Andronicus	Bek-Bars b. Muzaffar
Strength	Unknown	73 ships

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 Gergebil 1848, 112 km
Battle of Ghunib 1859, 115 km
Siege of Tarki 1831, 119 km
Siege of Akhoulgo 1839, 150 km
Siege of Shamakhi 1607, 162 km

Elsewhere in 1173

Siege of Derbent is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 186 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55633154, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Derbent, revision 1375343504, 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.