Battle of Basiani

Battle of Basiani
	Part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars
	; The plan of the battle
Date	c. 1202
Location	Near Basiani (present-day Pasinler, Turkey)39°58′47″N 41°40′32″E / 39.97972°N 41.67556°E
Result	Georgian-Zakarid victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Georgia; Zakarid Armenia	Sultanate of Rum; Mengujekids
Commanders and leaders
David Soslan; Zakaria Mkhargrdzeli; Shalva Akhaltsikheli; Ivane Akhaltsikheli; Ivane Mkhargrdzeli	Süleymanshah II; Tughril Shah ; Fahrettin Behramşah
Strength
65,000–90,000	150,000–400,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Battle of Basiani was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljukid Sultanate of Rum in the Basiani Valley, 60 km north-east of the city of Erzurum in what is now northeast Turkey. The date of the battle has been debated, but recent scholarship tends to favor the years 1203 or 1204. According to modern Turkish historians, the site of the battle is usually identified as the castle of Micingerd (Mazankert).

^ Lortʻkʻipʻaniże, Mariam. Georgia in the XI-XII Centuries. Georgia, Ganatleba Publishers, 1987.
^ ^a ^b Peacock 2006, p. 135.
^ Rayfield 2012, p. 114.
^ ^a ^b Javakhishvili, Book 2, p. 247
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mikaberidze 2007, p. 186.
^ Lordkipanidze 1994, p. 162.
^ ^a ^b ^c Salia 1983, p. 180.
^ ^a ^b Mikaberidze 2011, p. 196.

[1] Lortʻkʻipʻaniże, Mariam. Georgia in the XI-XII Centuries. Georgia, Ganatleba Publishers, 1987.

[FOOTNOTEPeacock2006135-2] Peacock 2006, p. 135.

[FOOTNOTERayfield2012114-3] Rayfield 2012, p. 114.

[jav-4] Javakhishvili, Book 2, p. 247

[FOOTNOTEMikaberidze2007186-5] Mikaberidze 2007, p. 186.

[FOOTNOTELordkipanidze1994162-6] Lordkipanidze 1994, p. 162.

[FOOTNOTESalia1983180-7] Salia 1983, p. 180.

[FOOTNOTEMikaberidze2011196-8] Mikaberidze 2011, p. 196.

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