Siege of Birtvisi (1403)

The siege of Birtvisi was the battle between Timurid Sultan, Timur against eastern Georgian kingdom in Birtvisi fortress.^[1][2] the defender of fortress was led by Ivane Toreli, which commanded 30 30 aznauri along with their families, and 150 soldiers.^[3] It took 8 attempts for Timurid forces to finally subdue the impregnable fortress.^[4]

References

1. Allen, William Edward David (1932), A History of the Georgian People: From the Beginning Down to the Russian Conquest in the Nineteenth Century, p. 125. Taylor & Francis
2. Gabriel Michaud, Louis. Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne ou Histoire, par ordre alphabétique, de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes: Ge - Go, Volume 17. Michaud, 1816. Retrieved 9 Jan 2009.
3. Rayfeld, Donald. Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. Reaktion Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78023-070-2.
4. "Jim in Georgia". http://www.jimingeorgia.info/index.php/weekend-camping-trip-to-birtvisi. Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help);