Draft:Siege of Akhalkalaki

Siege of Akhalkalaki
	Part of the Georgian–Seljuk wars
Date	February 1064; 961 years ago
Location	Georgia
Result	Seljuk Empire Victory
Belligerents
Seljuk Empire	Kingdom of Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Alp Arslan; Malik-Shah I; Nizam al-Mulk;	Probably the Chief Commander of the Castle;
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

In February 1064, Alp Arslan went on a campaign to the Caucasus ^[1] and during this campaign he came to Akhilkelek with his son Melikşah and laid siege to this city,^[2]^[3]After day and night struggles, Alp Arslan conquered the city of Akhalkalaki, which had the most fortified walls in the region^[4].

References

^ "Selçuklu-Gürcü İlişkileri" (in Turkish). 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
^ Rayfield 2012, p. 81.
^ Turan, Osman (2019). Selçuklular târihi ve Türk-İslâm medeniyeti. Yayın Kültür serisi (22. basim ed.). İstanbul: Ötüken. ISBN 978-975-437-470-4.
^ "ALPARSLAN". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-01-28.

External links

Tarihçe "ALPARSLAN" . TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi . Erişim tarihi: 2025-01-23.

Kars’ın Selçuklu Türkleri tarafından Fethinin 959. Yıldönümü "Kars'ın Selçuklu Türkleri tarafından Fethinin 959. Yıldönümü" . Kafkas Haber Ajansı (Türkçe) . Erişim tarihi: 2025-01-23 .
www.altayli.net/buyuk-selcuklu-sultani-alp-arslanin-kafkasya-politikasi
9lib.net/article/sultan-alparslan-kafkasya-seferleri-Selçuklular-kafkasya-politikası

[1] "Selçuklu-Gürcü İlişkileri" (in Turkish). 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[FOOTNOTERayfield201281-2] Rayfield 2012, p. 81.

[3] Turan, Osman (2019). Selçuklular târihi ve Türk-İslâm medeniyeti. Yayın Kültür serisi (22. basim ed.). İstanbul: Ötüken. ISBN 978-975-437-470-4.

[4] "ALPARSLAN". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-01-28.

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