Georgian campaign (1508)
| Georgian Campaign (1508) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Kingdom of Imereti Principality of Guria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Selim I | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | More than 10,000 enslaved | ||||||
The Georgian Campaign (1508) was an attack against Georgia led by Selim I who was then the governor of Trabzon.
In 1507 Selim successfully defeated the Safavid army at Erzincan. The following year, in 1508, he organised an attack against Georgia. He invaded and captured western Georgia bringing Imereti and Guria under Ottoman rule. During his campaign he enslaved a large number of women, girls and boys, reportedly more than 10,000 Georgians.