Battle of Digomi

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Digomi


caption=
partof=the Persian invasions of Georgia
date=1567
place=Near Digomi, Tbilisi
result=Georgian victory
combatant1=Georgians
combatant2=Persians
commander1=King Simon I of Kartli
commander2=Daut-Khan
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=2,000
casualties2=Unknown

Battle of Digomi was a part of a campaign launched by the
Georgian king Simon I of Kartli aimed at liberation of the capital Tbilisi from the Persians in 1567.

King Simon’s troops encamped at Digomi valley near Tbilisi and began preparations for a siege. The city was defended by Daut Khan, a Georgian ruler appointed by the Persian Shah Tahmasp I. Daut Khan attempted to make a sortie with his Persian force, but was routed by Simon’s cavalry and found shelter within the walls of Tbilisi Fortress. The Kartlian troops invested the fortress, but could not take it and the campaign ended unsuccessfully.

See also

* Safavid Empire
* List of Georgian battles
* History of Georgia