Battle of Tsitsamuri

Battle of Tsitsamuri
Part of Kakhetian Uprising (1615)
Date1615
Location41°51′39″N 44°43′57″E / 41.86083°N 44.73250°E / 41.86083; 44.73250
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Kakheti Safavid Persia
Commanders and leaders
Teimuraz I Ali-Quli Khan
Strength
5,000 to 6,000[1] 15,000[2]
Casualties and losses
low very heavy

The Battle of Tsitsamuri (Georgian: წიწამურის ბრძოლა) was fought in 1615[5] between the armies of Kingdom of Kakheti under Teimuraz I and Persian Empire led by Ali Kuli Khan.

  1. ^ [1] Life of Giorgi Saakadze, Kaspi, 2014.
  2. ^ [2] Kings of Kakheti, Dumbadze-Ioseliani, 1973-1976.
  3. ^ Rayfield, Donald. (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. p. 219.
  4. ^ Rayfield, Donald. (2012). Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia. London: Reaktion Books. p. 226.
  5. ^ ნარსია გ., ქსე, ტ. 11, გვ. 335, თბ., 1987

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