Georgian campaigns of Basil II
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Was a military campaign by Byzantine emperor Basil II in Georgia.
Chronology
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January 1017: George I launched a campaign to restore the David Kuropalates’ succession to Georgia and occupied Tao in 1015-1016.
September 1021: The Byzantines defeated the Georgians in the Battle of Shirimni.
January 1022: The Ardzruni kingdom of Vaspurakan was annexed by the Byzantine Empire.
June 1022: During the spring of 1022, Byzantine emperor Basil launched a final offensive, winning a crushing victory over the Georgians at Svindax. Menaced both by land and sea, King George handed over Tao, Phasiane, Kola, Artaan and Javakheti.
December 1021: In the autumn of 1021 Byzantine emperor Basil, at the head of a large army reinforced by the Varangian Guards, attacked the Georgians and their Armenian allies, recovering Phasiane and pushing on beyond the frontiers of Tao into inner Georgia.
