Shah-Armens (Seljuk Empire)
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Was a Turkmen Sunni Muslim Anatolian beylik founded after the Battle of Manzikert (1071) and centred in Ahlat on the northwestern shore of the Lake Van. Initially a Seljuk vassal, the polity became independent during the fragmentation of the empire.
Establishment
- January 1101: From 1100 to 1207 the Shah-Armens commanded an East Anatolian-Armenian principality (Beylik) with the important and prosperous center Ahlat.
Chronology
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1. Georgian-Seljuk wars
Were a series of military conflicts between the Seljuk Empire and its vassals against the Kingdom of Georgia.
1.1. Georgian Reconquista
Were a series of military campaigns by the Kingdom of Georgia to reconquer lands controlled by the Seljukids and their vassals.
- January 1117: King David of Georgia attacked the Seljuk Turks in Tao and captured the region of Tao-Klarjeti.
- 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.
Disestablishment
- January 1158: De facto indipendence of the Shah-Armens after the end of the Seljuk empire.
Selected Sources
- SUBAŞI, Ö (2013): XI. YÜZYILDA TAO-KLARCETİ BÖLGESİNDE TÜRK HÂKİMİYETİ, Turkish Studies - International Periodical For The Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic, Volume 8/5 Spring 2013, p. 705-731, ANKARA-TURKEY