Great Turkish Invasion
Repeated invasions of the Kingdom of Georgia by Seljuq-led Turkic tribes in the 11th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Georgian historiography, the Great Turkish Invasion, also translated as the Great Turkish Troubles (Georgian: დიდი თურქობა, romanized: didi turkoba), refers to the continuous attacks and settlement of the Seljuq-led Turkic tribes in the Georgian lands during the reign of George II in the 1080s. The term has its origin in the 12th-century Georgian chronicle[1] and is accepted in the modern scholarship of Georgia. The Seljuq invasions resulted in a severe crisis in the kingdom of Georgia, leaving several of its provinces depopulated and weakening the royal authority, until the tide was reversed by the military victories of King David IV (r. 1089–1125).[2]
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Part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars | |||||||
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Kingdom of Georgia | Seljuk Empire | ||||||
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King George II of Georgia | Sultan Malik Shah I |