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The Battle of Tashiskari ( ka, ტაშისკარის ბრძოლა) was fought between the
Georgians Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and Peoples of the Caucasus, Caucasian ethnic group native to present-day Georgia (country), Georgia and surrounding areas historically associated with the Ge ...
and the
Ottomans Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empir ...
at the village of Tashiskari on June 16, 1609. The Georgians, led by Giorgi Saakadze won a victory over the Ottomans.


Background

When Shah Abbas I succeeded in driving the Ottoman armies out of eastern Georgia, leaving a Persian force in
Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...
, he confirmed Luarsab as
king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of
Kartli Kartli ( ka, ქართლი ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia, Kartli played a crucial rol ...
. The Ottomans attempted to remove Luarsab, sending a large army of
Crimean Tatars Crimean Tatars (), or simply Crimeans (), are an Eastern European Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group and nation indigenous to Crimea. Their ethnogenesis lasted thousands of years in Crimea and the northern regions along the coast of the Blac ...
to Georgia. In June 1609, their army invaded
Kartli Kartli ( ka, ქართლი ) is a historical region in central-to-eastern Georgia traversed by the river Mtkvari (Kura), on which Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is situated. Known to the Classical authors as Iberia, Kartli played a crucial rol ...
, sacked and looted several villages, captured part of the population and quickly approached Manglis. The Ottomans tried to cut the village from here To Tskhireti (
Shida Kartli Shida Kartli ( ka, შიდა ქართლი, , ; "Inner Kartli") is a landlocked administrative region (''Mkhare'') in eastern Georgia. It comprises a central part of the historical-geographic province of Shida Kartli. With an area of , S ...
), where King
Luarsab II Luarsab II the Holy Martyr ( ka, ლუარსაბ II; 1592 – 21 June ( O.S.), 1 July ( N.S.), 1622) was a Georgian monarch who reigned as king (''mepe'') of Kartli (eastern Georgia) from 1606 to 1615. He was a member of the Bagrationi dyna ...
lived. Teudore Keteli tricked the enemy and took him in another direction for which he was tortured and beheaded.


Battle

In the meantime, the
Georgians Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and Peoples of the Caucasus, Caucasian ethnic group native to present-day Georgia (country), Georgia and surrounding areas historically associated with the Ge ...
gathered an army and under the command of Giorgi Saakadze and Zaza Tsitsishvili, at the village of Nyabi (now
Kaspi municipality Kaspi ( ka, კასპის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Given a ''District'' status within Transcaucasian SFSR in 1930. District center is Kaspi. Geography The district ...
), at the Shcherti swamp, they turned back the enemy. Returning to Gori, they found a bridge over Mtkvari river. Then they turned towards
Akhaltsikhe Akhaltsikhe ( ka, ახალციხე ), formerly known as Lomsia ( ka, ლომსია ), is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region () of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is the administrative center of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality and ...
. near the village Brbona river. They crossed Mtkvari and camped near the village of Tashiskar (now
Khashuri Municipality Khashuri Municipality ( ka, ხაშურის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Khashuri municipality is located at 690 meters above sea level. It is bordered on the east ...
). The army of Georgians crossed the river Mtkvari near the village of Akhaldaba (present-day
Borjomi municipality Borjomi ( ka, ბორჯომის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Borjomis munitsip'alit'et'i'') is a municipality in southern Georgia (country), Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti with a population of 24,998 (2021). It ...
) and cut off the opponent's way to Akhaltsikhe. At the military meeting, Giorgi Saakadze's plan was accepted and he was assigned the command. The Georgian army suddenly attacked the enemy at dawn and almost completely destroyed them, only a small part managed to escape. Georgians were left with a lot of booty and prisoners. Giorgi Saakadze especially distinguished himself in this battle.


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