Battle of Shamkor

Battle of Shamkor
Part of Georgian–Seljuk wars
Date June 1, 1195 Location Near Shamkor (present-day Shamkir, Azerbaijan) 40°49′47″N 46°01′08″E / 40.82972°N 46.01889°E / 40.82972; 46.01889 Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Georgia Shirvanshahs	Eldiguzids
Commanders and leaders
David Soslan	Abu Bakr
Strength
60,000	80,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Battle of Shamkor (Georgian: შამქორის ბრძოლა) was fought on June 1, 1195 near the city of Shamkor, Arran. The battle was a major victory won by the Georgian army, commanded by David Soslan, over the army of the Eldiguzid ruler of Nusrat al-Din Abu Bakr.

The battle was fought as part of several conflicts between the "Atabegs of Azerbaijan", also known as the Eldiguzids after its ruling dynasty, and Kingdom of Georgia. The consolidation of Eldiguzid power, in the 1130s, coincided with a resurgence of military expansionism by the Georgian kings, whose territories intersected with Muslim Shirvan and Arran.