Georgian campaign (1508)

The Georgian Campaign (1508) was an attack against Georgia led by Selim I who was then the governor of Trabzon.

Georgian Campaign (1508)
Date 1508 Location Georgia Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Guria
Commanders and leaders
Selim I	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	More than 10,000 enslaved[1]

In 1507, Selim defeated the Safavid army at Erzincan. The following year, in 1508, he organised an attack against Georgia. He invaded and captured western Georgia, bringing Imereti and Guria under Ottoman rule.^[2][3][4] During his campaign he enslaved a large number of women, girls and boys, reportedly more than 10,000 Georgians.^[1][5]