What the records say
- When
- 11th century
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 42.75° N, 44.50° E
- Description
- 11th century invasions of Georgia by Seljuq-led Turkic tribes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Great Turkish Invasion
1080s invasions of Georgia
In Georgian historiography, the Great Turkish Invasion, also translated as the Great Turkish Troubles, refers to the continuous attacks and settlement of the Seljuq-led Turkic tribes in the Georgian lands during the reign of George II in the 1080s. The term has its origin in the 12th-century Georgian chronicle and is accepted in the modern scholarship of Georgia.
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