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Siege of Derbent 1173

Siege of Derbent: Rus Caspian
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1173Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationRussiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictCaspian expeditions of the Rus'Wikidata P361
Coordinates42.0692, 48.2958Wikidata P625

About the battle

Siege of Derbent in 1173 or 1174 was a successful siege of Derbent, by the Shirvanese and Georgian allies against Rus', Alan and Kipchak raiders.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Derbent (revision 1375343504), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

42.0692, 48.2958 · Russia

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