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unusual facts about Battle of Basian


Battle of Basian

However, Süleymanshah’s 1201 takeover of Erzurum whose last Saltukid ruler (malik) `Ala' ad-Din was, at that time, a tributary to the Georgian crown, brought Süleymanshah II into an inevitable confrontation with the Georgians.


Vardzia

Tamar is said to have departed from Vardzia during her campaign against the Muslims, and her ensuing victory at Basian is celebrated in the Hymns in Honour of the Virgin of Vardzia by Ioane Shavteli.


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