Having reclaimed Tbilisi, David's campaign marked the beginning of the end for Arab rule in Georgia; the Georgian army went on to retake the rest of the region and secured a critical victory in the Georgian–Seljuk wars.

The collapse of the Emirate of Tbilisi also allowed the Kingdom of Georgia to contest territory within the rest of the weakening Seljuk Empire,[1] laying a critical foundation for the Georgian Golden Age.

The defeat of the Seljuk Empire at the Battle of Didgori in August 1121 allowed King David IV to liberate the Caucasus from Muslim domination dating back several centuries.

Georgia's enemies found themselves decisively defeated, preventing them from retaliating against the northern Christian advance, while the Crusades raged in the west of the Turkic world.

Already in June 1121, David IV had put the city of Tbilisi under siege but was content with a formal allegiance with an annual tribute, in view of the upcoming war against the Turkish invaders.

[3][4] David showed great severity towards the population, in which he killed many, including 500 Arabs who were put on a spiked polearm and tortured to death,[4] and devastated the mosques and other signs of the Islamization of the Georgian city,[5][6] but soon calmed down.