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Lori Fortress

Lori Fortress

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Lori Fortress (Armenian: Լոռի բերդ) is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the Lori Berd village in Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin[1] to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.

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The Lori Fortress was the site where the Georgian king Giorgi III of Georgia trapped and besieged his rebellious nephew, Demna of Georgia in 1177.[2]

The fortress was captured by the Mongol commander Chagatai the Elder in 1239.[3]

References

  • Holding, Nicholas (2006). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides ltd. p. 161. ISBN 9781841621630. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

Notes

  1. [1]
    A. E. Redgate. The Armenians. — Oxford: Blackwell, 2000. — P. 210.
  2. [2]
    Kartlis Tskhovreba, History and Eulogies of Monarchs, Part 9
  3. [3]
    Boyle, John Andrew (1977). The Mongol World Empire, 1206-1370. Variorum Reprints. ISBN 978-0-86078-002-1.


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