Shaddadids (Seljuk)

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Were a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty who ruled in various parts of Armenia and Arran. In 1075 the dynasty became a vassal of the Seljuk Empire. In 1075 The Seljuk annexed the last of the Shaddadid territories. A cadet branch of Shaddadids continued to rule in Ani and Tbilisi until 1124.

Establishment

January 1076: In 1075 Seljuk ruler Alp Arslan annexed the last of the Shaddadid territories. A cadet branch of Shaddadids continued to rule in Ani and Tbilisi.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Malik Shah I

Expansion during the rule of Malik Shah I in the Seljuk Empire.

2. Georgian-Seljuk wars

Were a series of military conflicts between the Seljuk Empire and its vassals against the Kingdom of Georgia.

2.1.Georgian Reconquista

Were a series of military campaigns by the Kingdom of Georgia to reconquer lands controlled by the Seljukids and their vassals.

January 1116: Following the annexation of Kakheti, in 1105, David routed a Seljuk punitive force at the Battle of Ertsukhi, leading to momentum that helped him to secure the key fortresses of Samshvilde, Rustavi, Gishi, and Lori between 1110 and 1118.

August 1121: King David routed the enemy army on the fields of Didgori, with fleeing Seljuq Turks being run down by pursuing Georgian cavalry for several days. A huge amount of booty and prisoners were captured by David's army, which had also secured Tbilisi, the last Muslim enclave remaining from the Arab occupation.

January 1125: Georgian forces took the Armenian city of Ani from the Muslim emirs, thus expanding the borders of the kingdom to the Araxes basin.

January 1125: In 1124, Georgian king David conquered Shirvan and took the Armenian city of Ani from the Muslim emirs.