battle, medieval

Battle of Tashir

Name: Battle of Tashir
Location: Tashir, Armenia

Battle of Tashir was a battle fought in 1040 at Tashir, in what is now Armenia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tashir. It was part of the Georgian–Shaddadid wars, which ran from 1012 to 1199. The recorded result: Armenian–Georgian victory. Recorded strength: 150,000 (Matthew of Edessa) against 10,000–20,000; 3,000; 2,000; 4,000; Total: ~19,000–29,000.

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Fought1040

WhereTashir, Armenia41.124N, 44.282E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeArmenian–Georgian victory

BelligerentsShaddadid Emirate of DvinagainstKingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget; Kingdom of Ani; Kingdom of Syunik; Kingdom of Georgia

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Part ofGeorgian–Shaddadid wars1012 to 1199

Where it sits in the Georgian–Shaddadid wars

3 placed engagements of the Georgian–Shaddadid wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1040 (year precision)
Place	Tashir, Armenia 41.124N, 44.282E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	150,000 (Matthew of Edessa)	10,000–20,000; 3,000; 2,000; 4,000; Total: ~19,000–29,000
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Abu'l-Aswar	David I Anhoghin Hovhannes-Smbat III Bagrat IV of Georgia

Placed at Tashir; 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 Vorontsovka 1918, 1.3 km SE
Capture of Dmanisi 1123, 24 km N
Battle of Karakilisa 1918, 40 km SE
Battle of Bolnisi 1228, 42 km NE
Siege of Samshvilde 1110, 46 km NE

In the same war

After: Siege of Ani July 1124
All 3 engagements of Georgian–Shaddadid wars

Elsewhere in 1040

Battle of Tashir is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 49 in present-day Armenia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134464318, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tashir, revision 1370590649, 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.