Georgian forces

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Georgian forces were the medieval military units of the Kingdom of Georgia that played a key role in resisting regional powers and expanding Georgian influence in the Caucasus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval military forces
activeInRegion Caucasus NERFINISHED
South Caucasus NERFINISHED
commandedBy David IV of Georgia NERFINISHED
Demetrius I of Georgia NERFINISHED
Giorgi III of Georgia NERFINISHED
Giorgi IV Lasha of Georgia NERFINISHED
Queen Tamar of Georgia NERFINISHED
component archers
cavalry
feudal levies
infantry
mercenary contingents
royal guard
country Kingdom of Georgia NERFINISHED
engagedAgainst Armenian principalities NERFINISHED
Atabegs of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Eldiguzids NERFINISHED
Emirate of Tbilisi NERFINISHED
Ildenizids NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Shirvan NERFINISHED
Mongol forces NERFINISHED
Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
Timurid forces NERFINISHED
various North Caucasian tribes
influencedBy Byzantine military traditions
Persian military traditions
Steppe nomad warfare
notableBattle Battle of Basian NERFINISHED
Battle of Didgori NERFINISHED
Battle of Shamkor NERFINISHED
Siege of Tbilisi (1122) NERFINISHED
notableEra reign of David IV of Georgia
reign of Queen Tamar of Georgia
partOf armed forces of the Kingdom of Georgia NERFINISHED
primaryFunction defense of the Kingdom of Georgia
territorial expansion
warfare
recruitedFrom Georgian nobility NERFINISHED
Georgian peasantry
allied Caucasian peoples
foreign mercenaries
supportedBy Georgian monarchy NERFINISHED
Georgian nobility
supportedInstitution Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
usedInPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
usedTactic combined arms tactics
fortified defense
heavy cavalry charges
mountain warfare

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Seljuk invasions opposedBy Georgian forces