Battle of Bolnisi

Battle of Bolnisi
	Part of the Georgian-Khwarazmid wars
Date	1228
Location	Bolnisi, Kingdom of Georgia41°27′N 44°32′E / 41.450°N 44.533°ECoordinates: 41°27′N 44°32′E / 41.450°N 44.533°E
Result	Khwarazmian army victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Georgia	Khwarezmid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Avag Mkhargrdzeli	Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu
Strength
	40,000

The Battle of Bolnisi was fought in 1228 near Bolnisi, then part of the Kingdom of Georgia. The invading Khwarazmid Empire was led by Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, its last Sultan, who was driven from his realm by the Mongol Empire and was trying to recapture lost territories. Georgia assembled its own coalition against Jalal ad-Din: Georgians, Kipchaks, Alans, Vainakhs and Leks assembled 40,000 men. Ill-prepared for battle, the coalition went south to Bolnisi where Jalal ad-Din's forces were waiting.^[1] Jalal ad-Din saw Kipchak banners, consisting 20,000 men in the Georgian ranks and appealed to them, 'lending a certain Qoshqar to them with a loaf of bread and salt to remind them of their 'former obligations' to his house.^[2] The Kipchaks withdrew support from the Georgians. The battle ended with a Khwarezmid victory and is marked as a disastrous event in Georgian history due to betrayal.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. p. 124. ISBN 1780230303.
^ Anatoly M. Khazanov, Andre Wink (2001). Nomads in the Sedentary World (Curzon in Association With Iias). Routledge. ISBN 9780700713691.

Sources[]

Guchava V., Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, II, p. 452–453, Tbilisi, 1977

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[Edge_of_Empires:_A_History_of_Georgia-1] Rayfield, Donald (2012). Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. p. 124. ISBN 1780230303.

[2] Anatoly M. Khazanov, Andre Wink (2001). Nomads in the Sedentary World (Curzon in Association With Iias). Routledge. ISBN 9780700713691.

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