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Capture of Tabriz
Part of Georgian invasion of Eldiguzids
Georgian invasion of Eldiguzids
Date 1210 Location Tabriz, Iran 38°04′N 46°18′E Result Elguzids victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Georgia Zakarid Armenia	Eldiguzids
Commanders and leaders
Zakare II Zakarian Ivane I Zakarian	Unknown

The capture of Tabriz (Georgian თავრიზის აღება) was a military raid carried out by the Zakarids and the Kingdom of Georgia around 1210 or 1211, during the reign of Queen Tamar. It was part of a larger Armeno-Georgian campaign against the weakening Eldiguzid dynasty, a Turkic Muslim state controlling much of modern-day Azerbaijan and parts of Iran.

Capture of Tabriz

After the capture of Marand, the Armenians and Georgians marched to Tabriz. It was expected that such a large Iranian city would not surrender to the enemy without a fight, but as if they heard the arrival of the Georgian army, all the inhabitants of Tabriz were frightened and gathered together, immediately the governors of the city organized an embassy and surrounded the Georgians. The commanders promised peace to the Tabrizians in exchange for a large tribute, gifts, gold and horses and camels.

References

• Baumer, Christoph (5 October 2023). History of the Caucasus: Volume 2: In the Shadow of Great Powers. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-7556-3630-3.
• Lordkipanidze, Mariam Davydovna; Hewitt, George B. (1987). Georgia in the XI–XII Centuries. Tbilisi: Ganatleba Publishers.
• Rayfield, Donald (15 February 2013). Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. Reaktion Books. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-78023-070-2.