Battle of Didgori, August 12, 1121

[Petros Houhoulis]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Didgori

Battle of Didgori დიდგორის ბრძოლა
Part of the Georgian-Seljuk wars
The aftermath of the Didgori battle portrayed in "Spirit of the Rider" made by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau in 2016.
Date August 12 1121 Location 40 km west of Tbilisi, Kingdom of Georgia (present-day Didgori, Georgia) 41°41′N 44°31′E Coordinates: 41°41′N 44°31′E Result Decisive Georgian victory Territorial changes Georgians recapture Tbilisi from the Seljuqs and make it their capital.
Belligerents
Great Seljuq Empire Artuqids Eldiguzids Emirate of Al-Hillah Emirate of Ganja Emirate of Tbilisi Shah-Armens	Kingdom of Georgia Alans Kypchaks Kingdom of Jerusalem
Commanders and leaders
Ilghazi (WIA) Dubays II	David IV Prince Demetrius
Strength
100,000-250,000 according to modern Georgian estimates. Other studies put the numbers at 200,000 to 250,000 [1] or approximately 300.000.[2] 400,000-600,000 according to Muslim, Christian chronicles from around that period.[3][4][5]	Total: 55,600[4][5] 40,000 Georgian troops Incl. 5.000 royal knights 15,000 Cumans-Kypchaks 500 Alan Mercenaries 100-200 Frank Knights Armenians.[6][7][unreliable source?]
Casualties and losses
Majority of coalition army destroyed or routed, large number of prisoners taken.	Unknown

[Böri]

I already started thread in Georgia forum about that:
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...ri-battle-1121

It was like 70k Georgians and allies against similar number or slight more Seljuks. 600k is crazy lol impossible, even decisive Manzikert 1071 battle delivered by 50k Turks.
Interesting part is Georgians celebrate Didgori battle day for 900 years with a festival Its most important event in their history.

Didgoroba is Georgian holiday, that is annually observed on August 12. This holiday commemorates the Battle of Didgori on August 12, 1121.
The Battle of Didgori took place 40 km west of Tbilisi, modern capital of Georgia. The battle was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Great Seljuk Empire (medieval Turkic empire, the predecessor of the Ottoman Empire. At that time the Great Seljuk Empire was declining and King David IV of Georgia's decisive victory led to reconquest of Tbilisi, then-Muslim held city.

Didgori monument where battle happent


Kavkaz guys in Didgori. for Georgians this is worship place like Mecca or Jerusalem


12 August every year for 1000 years tens thousands Georgians unite and celebrate Didgori victory against Türks. This celebration last year or year before

[Sekarotuinen]

60k vs like 150k. Not the worst defeat in history, but still pretty sizable.
The siege of Vienna was worse honestly.

[Petros Houhoulis]

I already started thread in Georgia forum about that:
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...ri-battle-1121

It was like 70k Georgians and allies against similar number or slight more Seljuks. 600k is crazy lol impossible, even decisive Manzikert 1071 battle delivered by 50k Turks.
Interesting part is Georgians celebrate Didgori battle day for 900 years with a festival Its most important event in their history.

Your difficulty at counting remains legendary.

Your own sources suggest hundreds of thousands...