Battle of Partskhisi

The Battle of Partskhisi (Georgian: ფარცხისის ბრძოლა) was fought between the armies of Kingdom of Georgia and Seljuk Empire.

After a brief campaign conducted by Malik-Shah I of Seljuk Empire in southern Georgia, the sultan handed the duchies of Samshvilde and Arran to a certain "Sarang of Gandza", referred to as Savthang in Arabic sources[citation needed].

Leaving 48,000 cavalrymen to Sarang, he ordered another campaign to bring Georgia fully under the dominion of Seljuk Empire.

According to the latest research, the battle happened either in August or in September 1075 A.D.[3] Giorgi II, with military support of Aghsartan I of Kakheti, met the invaders near the castle of Partskhisi.

Although the details of the battle remain largely unstudied, it is known that one of the most powerful Georgian nobles, Ivane Baghuashi of Kldekari, allied to the Seljuks, handing them his son, Liparit, as a political prisoner as a pledge of loyalty.