Siege of Queli
| Siege of Tbilisi | |||||||||
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| Part of Sajid invasion of Georgia | |||||||||
A painting of St. Mikel-Gobron by Mikhail Sabinin. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Kingdom of the Iberians | Sajid dynasty | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Gobron | Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 200 | 20,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 133 | Heavy | ||||||||
The siege of Queli (Georgian: ყველისციხის ალყა) was the last major military engagement during the Sajid invasion of Georgia in 914. The 28-day-long siege resulted in pyrrhic Muslim victory and execution of the Georgian commander Gobron. Despite the important victory, the invaders were unable to maintain a strong foothold in western Georgia and were forced to withdraw.