Historedia
Person

Solomon II

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1795

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Solomon II, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Krtsanisi

    1795

    Role: King of Imereti, Georgian ally and maternal grandson of Heraclius II

    1. August–September 1795 · Aras river crossing and route through Karabakh to TbilisiPersian invasion and march on Tbilisi

      Agha Mohammad Khan crossed the Aras in August 1795 with a large army, besieged Shusha, then advanced on Tbilisi after an ultimatum.

    2. September 1795 · Kingdom of Kartli-KakhetiGeorgian mobilization under Heraclius II

      Abandoned by several nobles and denied Russian aid, Heraclius II mobilized about 5,000 troops including Imeretian auxiliaries under Solomon II.

    3. September 8–11, 1795 · Krtsanisi, near Tbilisi, GeorgiaBattle of Krtsanisi

      From September 8 to 11, 1795, Persian forces attacked fortified Georgian positions near Tbilisi; Heraclius and Solomon resisted before a final Persian breakthrough.

    4. September 11, 1795 · Tbilisi, Georgian capitalFall and sack of Tbilisi

      Within hours of the final offensive, Agha Mohammad Khan controlled Tbilisi, which was completely sacked and its population massacred.

Sources

  1. Battle of Krtsanisi Wikipedia