King George VII established an alliance with the representatives of the Jalayirid Sultanate, who were still fighting against Timur.

King George gathered the Georgian army, the North Caucasians were rescued and together with Sayyid Ali attacked the fortress of Alinja.

They then crossed Kura on a patoon bridge, and hacked the path with machetes to avoid Georgian sentries.

A Georgian general Khimisha delayed the Timurids by tactical evasion, and those who were forewarned escaped to the caves and forests.

[5] Tens of thousands were pressed into slavery or were massacred,[4] and southern Georgia became occupied by Timur and his forces.