{{Short description|1567 battle to liberate Tbilisi from Perisans}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Digomi | partof = Georgian–Safavid wars | date = 1567 | place = Near Digomi, Tbilisi | coordinates = {{coord|41|46|00|N|44|44|00|E|region:GE|display=inline,title}} | result = Georgian victory | combatant1 = Kingdom of Kartli | combatant2 = Safavid Empire | commander1 = Simon I of Kartli | commander2 = Daud Khan | strength1 = | strength2 = | casualties1 = Unknown | casualties2 = 2,000 killed }} {{Campaignbox Georgian-Safavid Wars}}

The '''Battle of Digomi''' ({{Lang-ka|დიღმის ბრძოლა}}) was part of a campaign launched by the Georgian king Simon I of Kartli aimed at the liberation of the capital Tbilisi from the Persians in 1567. The battle ended with the Simon's victory.{{sfn|Rayfield|2012|p=172}}

==Battle==

King Simon's troops encamped at {{ill|Digomi plain|ka|დიღმის ვაკე}}<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=41.765582&lon=44.730132&z=18&m=w&search=Digomi%20village Digomi village] Wikimapia.org</ref> near Tbilisi and began preparations for a siege. The city was defended by Daut Khan, a Georgian ruler appointed by the Safavid 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. The fortress remained under Persian hands.

== See also == * Safavid Empire * List of Georgian battles * History of Georgia

==Sources== *{{Cite book |title=Edge of Empires, a History of Georgia |last=Rayfield |first=Donald |publisher=Reaktion Books |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-78023-070-2 |location=London}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

Digomi 1567 Digomi 1567 Digomi Category:16th century in Georgia (country) Category:16th century in Iran Category:Military history of Tbilisi

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