Byzantine–Georgian wars
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The Byzantine-Georgian wars (Georgian: ბიზანტია-საქართველოს ომები, romanized: bizant'ia-sakartvelos omebi) were a series of conflicts fought during the 11th-13th centuries over several strategic districts in the Byzantine-Georgian marchlands.
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A miniature depicting the defeat of the Georgian king George I at the Battle of Shirimni. The Skylitzes Chronicle. George is shown as fleeing on horseback on the right and Basil II holding a shield and lance on the left. | |||||||
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Byzantine Empire | Kingdom of Georgia | ||||||
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Basil II Constantine VIII Romanos III Argyros Liparit IV of Kldekari Demetrius of Anacopia Constantine IX Monomachos Alexios V Doukas |
George I Bagrat IV Tamar the Great David Komnenos Alexios I of Trebizond |
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