Siege of Ani

The medieval city of Ani was a center of confrontation in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was captured fives times by the Kingdom of Georgia, and recaptured three times by Shaddadids, until it came under the Mongol rule in 1239:


 * Siege of Ani (1064), when a large Seljuk army under Alp Arslan attacked.
 * Siege of Ani (1124), a siege led by David IV of Georgia against the Shaddadids during the Georgian–Seljuk wars.
 * Siege of Ani (1161), a siege led by the George III of Georgia against the Shaddadids, and a subsequent siege by the Muslim coalition of Shah-Armens, Saltukids, Artuqids and Emirate of Kars against the Kingdom of Georgia in an attempt to recapture the city.
 * Siege of Ani (1174), a siege led by George III of Georgia against the Shaddadids.
 * Siege of Ani (1199), a siege led by Tamar of Georgia against the Shaddadids.
 * Siege of Ani (1226), a siege led by the Mongol Empire against the Zakarid ruler of Ani.
 * Siege of Ani (1239), a sack of the city by the Mongols.