List of wars involving Georgia (country)

This is a list of military conflicts (wars, invasions, rebellions against the foreign rule etc.) involving Georgia and its predecessor states. Non-military operations like the law enforcement are not included in the article. The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of the conflicts following this legend:

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Colchis and Iberia Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result1112-845 BCAssyrian Invasions of DiauehiDiauehiAssyrian EmpireDefeat790-785 BCUrartian Invasions of DiauehiDiauehiUrartuDefeat743 BCUrartian Invasion of ColchisColchisUrartuDefeat720s BCColchisScythiansCimmeriansDefeat170 BCCampaigns of Artaxias I Kingdom of Iberia Kingdom of ArmeniaIberian noblesDefeat Armenia seizes Gogarene, Chorzene, and Paryadres Pharnajom dies in a battle and Artaxias I is installed on the Iberian throne65 BCPompey's campaign of GeorgiaKingdom of IberiaColchis Roman Republic Defeat Vassalization of Iberia Annexation of Colchis38-21 BCArmenian-Iberian WarKingdom of Iberia (diarchy)Alania Kingdom of ArmeniaCompromise Artaxias II's general and son Zaren was captured by Iberians and released in exchange for Armenia ceding Tsunda, Javakheti, Ardahan, and the back to Iberia and forming a defensive alliance36 BCKingdom of Iberia Roman Republic Defeat Rome restores vassalage of Iberia35 ADIberian invasion of ArmeniaKingdom of Iberia Roman Empire Kingdom of ArmeniaParthian EmpireVictory Mithridates installed as king of Armenia50-53 Iberian–Armenian WarKingdom of Iberia Roman Empire (35-50, 52-54) Kingdom of ArmeniaParthian Empire Roman Empire (50-51)Inconclusive Iberia subjugates Armenia, but subsequently retreats under pressure from the Parthians.58-63Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 Roman EmpireSopheneLesser ArmeniaKingdom of IberiaCommageneKingdom of Pontus Kingdom of ArmeniaParthian EmpireDefeat Treaty of Rhandeia Arsacids established on Armenian throne135Alan raids of 135AlansKingdom of IberiaCaucasian AlbaniaRoman EmpireAtropateneParthian EmpireVictory296-299Galerius' Sasanian campaigns Sasanian Empire Kingdom of IberiaLakhmid kingdom Roman Empire ArmeniaDefeat Iberia becomes the Roman vassal according to the Treaty of Nisibis.

Early Medieval fragmentation Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result458-466Sasanian–Kidarite war Sassanid Empire Kingdom of IberiaKidaritesVictory466Vakhtang Gorgasali's campaign in North Caucasus Kingdom of IberiaNorth Caucasian HunsSaragursAlansVictory482-484 & 502 Kingdom of Iberia Sassanid EmpireDefeat523 Kingdom of Iberia Sasanian EmpireDefeat526-532Iberian War Kingdom of Iberia Sasanian EmpireInconclusive Perpetual Peace (532) Sasanians retained Iberia Byzantines retained Lazica541-562Lazic WarLazica (548-562) Sasanian EmpireLazica (541-548) Inconclusive Fifty-Year Peace Treaty550AbasgiaDefeat556Misimian rebelsDefeat571 Kingdom of Iberia Sasanian EmpireInconclusive Beginning of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591572–591Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591Byzantine EmpireKingdom of Iberia (Guaramid branch)GhassanidsMamikoniansHunsSupporters of Khosrow IISasanian EmpireKingdom of Iberia (until 580)Lakhmids Sabir HunsSassanids abolish the Kingdom of Iberia, but the Principality of Iberia is established with the Byzantine help under the Guaramid dynasty602-628Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 Perso-Turkic war of 627–629 Sasanian Empire Sasanian IberiaWestern Turkic KhaganateGhassanidsDefeat End of Sasanian Iberia627-764 Principality of IberiaKhazar KhaganateInconclusive643-655 Principality of IberiaRashidun CaliphateDefeat Beginning of the Arab rule in Georgia729-730 Principality of Iberia Khazar KhaganateUmayyad CaliphateVictory735-737Invasion of Marwan the Deaf Principality of IberiaAbasgiaUmayyad CaliphateDefeat840-842Emirate of Tbilisi Principality of Kakheti Abbasid Caliphate Arminiya Principality of TaoVictory853Emirate of Tbilisi Kingdom of Abkhazia Tsanars Abbasid Caliphate Arminiya Principality of TaoVictory • Bugha the Turk withdraws from the Caucasus881-891Dynastic strife in IberiaAdarnase IV of Iberia Bagratid ArmeniaBagrat I of KlarjetiNasra of Tao-Klarjeti Kingdom of AbkhaziaAlania

Gurgen I of TaoEstablishment of the Kingdom of the Iberians under Adarnase IV of Iberia914-923Sajid invasion of Georgia Kingdom of the Iberians Sajid dynastyDefeat976-979Rebellion of Bardas Skleros Kingdom of the Iberians Bardas SklerosVictory David III gains Theodosioupolis, Phasiane, Hark', Apahunik', Mardali (Mardaghi), Khaldoyarich, and Ch'ormayari987-989Rebellion of Bardas Phokas the Younger PhokasPrincipality of TaoBuyid DynastyDefeat David III of Tao is forced to make Basil II the legatee of his possessions

Kingdom of Georgia Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result1012–1199Georgian–Shaddadid warsShaddadidsVictory Fall of the Shaddadid dynasty1021-1022Byzantine–Georgian war (1021–1022) Bagratid ArmeniaKingdom of Kakheti-HeretiDefeat Byzantine–Georgian treaty of 10221028Victory • Byzantine–Georgian treaty of 10311033-1058Georgian civil war of 1033-1058Varangians Demetrius of Anacopia (1033-1042)Liparit IV of Kldekari (1039-1060) Kingdom of Kakheti-HeretiKingdom of Tashir-DzoragetBagrat IV was recognized as king1064-1068Seljuk EmpireKingdom of Kakheti-HeretiKingdom of Tashir-DzoragetEmirate of TbilisiShaddadidsDefeat1064-1213Georgian–Seljuk warsKipchaks Alania English mercenaries Frankish mercenariesSeljuk Empire Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti Eldiguzids Emirate of Tbilisi Shaddadids Shah-Armens Artuqids Saltukids Shirvanshahs Sultanate of RumVictory

Liberation of Tbilisi and most of the South Caucasus1117-1124Georgian conquest of ShirvanSeljuk EmpireShirvanshahsVictory Conquest of Shirvan1177-1178 George III of Georgia Demna of Georgia Orbelian dynastyVictory of George III1190-1193Yury BogolyubskyVictory • Yury Bogolyubsky disappeared from history after. His town has not been found1204Georgian expedition to ChalciaVictory Foundation of the Empire of Trebizond1204-1210 Ayyubid EmpireInconclusive Thirty Years' Truce1209-1211Georgian campaign against the EldiguzidsEldiguzidsVictory The Eldiguzids became vassals of Georgia1212Rebellion in Pkhovi and DidoyaDurdzuksPkhoviDidoyaVictory Rebellion suppressed1225-1228Khwarazmian–Georgian warsVainakhs AlansKhwarazmian Empire Kipchaks PersiansDefeat1220-1236Mongol invasions of Georgia Kingdom of GeorgiaMongol Empire

Khwarazmian Empire (1220-1221)Defeat1241-1335Mongol conquest of AnatoliaMongol Empire Cilician Armenia

Ilkhanate Seljuk Sultanate of Rum Anatolian beyliksVictory1256Georgian Rebellion of 1256 Kingdom of GeorgiaMongol EmpirePartial Mongol victory Independence of Western Georgia1260-1264 Kingdom of Georgia (Eastern) Principality of Samtskhe Ilkhanate Georgian noblesDefeat1260-1323Mongol invasions of the Levant Ilkhanate Cilician Armenia

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum Antioch-Tripoli Golden Horde (before 1264) Kingdom of Jerusalem Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Mamluk Sultanate Ayyubid remnants Nizari Ismailis of Syria Golden Horde (after 1264) Karamanid rebels Abbasid CaliphateDefeat1282Georgian invasion of Trebizond Kingdom of Western Georgia Empire of TrebizondKing David VI annexes the eastern part of the Trapezuntine Empire but fails to reestablish it as a vassal1302-1303Azat Mousa's invasion of Georgia Principality of Samtskhe Sultanate of RumVictory1327-1335George V Brilliant's Campaign against the Mongols IlkhanateVictory Mongolians expelled from Georgia1341Georgian intervention in Trebizond Anna AnachoutlouLaz people Irene Palaiologina of TrebizondAnna Anachoutlou is installed on Trapezuntine throne but is quickly overthrown 14th centuryVameq's invasion of Jiketi Duchy of Mingrelia Kingdom of ZichiaVictory1386-1403Timurid invasions of Georgia Timurid EmpireDefeat Truce of Shamkor1407-1502Turkoman invasions of Georgia Kingdom of Georgia Shirvanshah Safavid Empire (1502)Qara Qoyunlu (1407-1468) Aq Qoyunlu (1468-1502)Victory End of invasions against Georgia and consolidation of Safavids in Persia1463-1490Georgian Civil War (1463–1490) Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Mingrelia Principality of Guria Principality of Svaneti Principality of AbkhaziaDefeat

• Collapse of the Georgian realm

Kingdoms and principalities Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result1509Ottoman invasion of Imereti (1509) Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Guria Ottoman EmpireDefeat1533Mamia's invasion of Jiketi Principality of Mingrelia Principality of GuriaKingdom of ZichiaDefeat The allies won the first battle, but the Circassians defeated the allies in the second battle1547 Ottoman invasion of Guria Principality of Guria Ottoman EmpireDefeat1549-1551 Principality of Samtskhe Ottoman EmpireDefeat1541-1566Tahmasp I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns Kingdom of Kartli Safavid IranDefeat1578-1590Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590) Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign Safavid Iran Kingdom of Kartli (1578–1588) (1578) (1578, 1582–1587) Principality of Guria (1583–1587) Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Guria (1578-1583, after 1587) Principality of Mingrelia (1578-1582)Ottoman victory Treaty of Istanbul (1590)1603-1612Ottoman–Safavid war (1603–1612) Safavid Iran Kingdom of Kartli Ottoman EmpireVictory Treaty of Nasuh Pasha1614-1617Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns Kingdom of Kartli Safavid IranDefeat1625-1627Kartli-Kakheti Rebellion (1625-1627) Kingdom of Kartli Safavid IranVictory1623-1658Georgian civil war of 1623–1658 Kingdom of ImeretiSalipartiano (from 1657) Principality of Mingrelia Principality of Guria Principality of Abkhazia Kingdom of Kartli Safavid IranImeretian victory Imereti restores hegemony over western Georgia1659Kakhetian Uprising (1659)Tushetians Khevsurs Pshavs Safavid Iran Turcoman tribesVictory 80,000 Turcomans & Persians killed or expelled from Kakheti1703Ottoman invasion of western Georgia Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Guria Principality of Mingrelia Ottoman EmpireVictory1722-1723Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) Ukrainian Cossacks Kingdom of Kartli Safavid Iran Russian victory but Georgian defeat Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723) Treaty of Constantinople (1724) Vakhtang VI of Kartli lost his throne in 1724 and Kingdom of Kartli was annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 17271730-1735Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735) Caucasus campaign of 1734–1735 Safavid Iran (from 1732) Kingdom of Kartli (from 1735)Ottoman EmpireVictory Treaty of Constantinople (1736) Treaty of Ganja1738-1739Nader Shah's invasion of IndiaDavid Marshall Lang. Russia and the Armenians of Transcaucasia, 1797–1889: a documentary record Columbia University Press, 1957 (digitalised March 2009, originally from the University of Michigan) p. 142.Valeri Silogava, Kakha Shengelia. "History of Georgia: From the Ancient Times Through the "Rose Revolution" Caucasus University Publishing House, 2007 pp. 158, 278. Afsharid Empire Mughal Empire Hyderabad State OudhVictory1742-1745 Kingdom of Kartli Safavid IranDefeat1768-1774Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti Kingdom of Imereti Ottoman EmpireVictory Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca1796Persian expedition of 1796 Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti Qajar IranRussian withdrawal Tactical Russian victory Strategic Persian victory

Russian Empire Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result18041804 Mtiuleti rebellionGeorgian and Ossetian rebels Russian EmpireDefeat1804-1813Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) Russian Empire Georgia GovernorateQajar IranVictory Treaty of Gulistan1806-1812Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) Russian Empire Principality of Mingrelia Principality of Guria Principality of Abkhazia (1810-1812) Wallachia Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Principality of Abkhazia (1808-1810)Victory Treaty of Bucharest (1812)1810 Kingdom of Imereti Russian EmpireDefeat Kingdom of Imereti abolished and annexed to the Russian Empire1812 Kakhetian rebels Russian EmpireDefeat1819-1820Imeretian rebels Russian EmpireDefeat1828-1829Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) Russian Empire Georgia Governorate