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Battle of Sasireti

Name: Battle of Sasireti
Location: Georgia

Battle of Sasireti was a battle fought in 1042 in what is now Georgia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Byzantine–Georgian Wars. The recorded result: Rebel victory. Recorded strength: Unknown number of Georgian warriors, 2,000 Vikings against Unknown.

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Fought1042

WhereGeorgia41.924N, 44.307E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRebel victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Georgia; VarangiansagainstDuchy of Kldekari; Byzantine auxiliaries

Casualties and lossesUnknown, many Vikings killed, many more captured, including IngvarandUnknown

Part ofByzantine–Georgian Wars

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Georgian Wars

4 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Georgian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1042 (year precision)
Place	Georgia 41.924N, 44.307E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown number of Georgian warriors, 2,000 Vikings	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown, many Vikings killed, many more captured, including Ingvar	Unknown
Commanders	Bagrat IV of Georgia Ingvar the Far-Travelled	Liparit IV of Kldekari

Placed at its recorded location; 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

Battle of Aghaiani 1625, 20 km E
Battle of Didgori 1121, 32 km SE
Battle of Bazaleti 1626, 33 km NE
Battle of Tsitsamuri 1615, 36 km E
Battle of Digomi 1567, 39 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Svindax 1022
After: Siege of Trebizond March 1282
All 4 engagements of Byzantine–Georgian Wars

Elsewhere in 1042

Battle of Ani Turkey
Battle of Bar Montenegro
Siege of Milan Italy
Battle of Pwlldyfarch United Kingdom
Battle of Lorca Spain

Battle of Sasireti is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Georgia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2637246, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sasireti, revision 1370588736, 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.