Battle of Sasireti

Battle of Sasireti
Part of Georgian civil war
Date 1042 Location Sasireti, Kingdom of Georgia Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Georgia Varangians	Duchy of Kldekari Byzantine auxiliaries
Commanders and leaders
Bagrat IV Ingvar	Liparit IV
Strength
Unknown number of Georgian warriors, 1,000 Vikings	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown, many Vikings killed, many more captured, including Ingvar[1]	Unknown

The Battle of Sasireti (Georgian: სასირეთის ბრძოლა) took place in 1042 at the village of Sasireti in the present day Shida Kartli region, not far from the town of Kaspi, during the civil war in the Kingdom of Georgia. It resulted in a decisive defeat of the army of King Bagrat IV by the rebel feudal lord Liparit IV of Kldekari.