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Sack of Vardzia
- When
- 1551
- Where
- Vardzia cave monastery
The Persians under Shah Tahmasp I sacked the Vardzia monastery in 1551.
Hasan Beg Rumlu described the site as impregnable before recounting its sack by the Persians under Shah Tahmasp I. A separate near-contemporary note in the Vardzia Gospel mentions the repatriation of items from a Persian bazaar.
Sources
- Vardzia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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