Battle of Marabda

Battle of Marabda
Part of Kartli-Kakhetian Uprising (1625)
The plains of Marabda.
Date July 1, 1625 Location Near Marabda Result Safavid victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Kartli	Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Teimuraz I Giorgi Saakadze	Jesse of Kakheti (Isa Khan)
Strength
20,000 men	60,000 men
Casualties and losses
9,000 to 10,000	14,000

The Battle of Marabda took place in the 1st of July, 1625, when the Iranian Safavid army defeated a Georgian force. This battle occurred after the Battle of Martqopi in the same year, when the Iranian army was routed.

The battle was the result of the Kartli-Kakhetian Uprising of 1625, when Teimuraz I took the leadership of the second rebellion against the Safavid Empire in his lifetime. Abbas I of Persia sent a large army under the command of a Persianized Georgian Jesse of Kakheti to quell the uprising. The Safavid army also included the Beylerbeys of Shirvan and Erivan, as well as soldiers from northern and central Iran. Shah Abbas I was commanding the expedition from southern Azerbaijan, where he was encamped.

The Iranian army crossed into Georgian territory at the end of June 1625 and encamped in the valleys of Algeti River on plains of Marabda. King Teimuraz and Giorgi Saakadze assembled 20 thousand men and encamped in Kojori-Tabakhmela plains. The Iranians were waiting for the army of Beglarbeg of Azerbaijan, Shah Bende Khan and hence were not planning on launching an attack yet. Georgian commanders were at contention about the specifics of the strategy they would use in battle. Giorgi Saakadze was insisting on waiting for the attack of the Persians in order to utilize the landscape of the Marabda plains, whereas King Teimuraz was suggesting the opposite. In the end, the plan of Teimuraz was favored over that of Giorgi and so the battle began with the personal leadership of the king, removing Giorgi Saakadze from command.

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