Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia
Official name
Ksani Fortress
Designated
March 30, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-30)
Reference no.
2530
Item Number in Cultural Heritage Portal
5075;
Date of entry in the registry
October 3, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-03)
The Ksani fortress (Georgian: ქსნის ციხე, romanized:ksnis tsikhe), also known as the Mtkvari fortress (მტკვრის ციხე, mt'k'vris tsikhe), is a fortress in eastern Georgia, strategically perched on a mount overlooking the confluence of the Ksani river with the Mtkvari (Kura) in the historical district of Mukhrani, now part of the Mtskheta Municipality. It was built by Bagrat I, Prince of Mukhrani, in 1512 and reconstructed by his descendant in 1746. The fortress is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance.[1]
^"List of Immovable Cultural Monuments" (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
The Ksanifortress (Georgian: ქსნის ციხე, romanized: ksnis tsikhe), also known as the Mtkvari fortress (მტკვრის ციხე, mt'k'vris tsikhe), is a fortress in...
associated with the Medieval Georgian Ksanifortress which lies near the confluence of the Ksani and the Mtkvari. Duchy of Ksani South Ossetia's status is disputed...
encroachments from another Georgian ruler, King George II of Kakheti. The Ksanifortress built then became a stronghold of the house. Subsequently, the residence...
and Virshel, Duke of Ksani raided and punished the Dvals, who took advantage of Timur's invasion and raided and looted the Ksani valley. In 1401, Timur...
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needed] Among the leaders were Bidzina Choloqashvili, Eristavi Shalva of Ksani, and his brother Elizbar Eristvisshvili. Georgian mountain people, such...
Samtskhe. One of the king's daughters, Gulshar, was married to Ioane of Ksani, and the other, Gulkhan-Eudokia, was married to Manuel, the youngest son...
Ananuri was attacked by forces from a rival duchy, commanded by Shanshe of Ksani and was set on fire. The Aragvi clan was massacred. However, four years...
1770s known as the village of Mukhrani, while a fortress built at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Ksani early in the 16th century served as a principal...
mountains, the eastern border mainly goes along the Kharuli ridge and the Ksani River, the southern border goes along the Trialeti Range, and the western...
and turned to guerrilla war, eliminating some 12,000 Qizilbashes in the Ksani Valley alone. Among the dead was Shahbandeh Khan of Azerbaijan, while Qazaq...
century AD, when a fortress was built during King Varaz-Bakur's reign (ca. 364). Towards the end of the 4th century the fortress fell into the hands...
Siata Fortress led to a victory by the royal princes and George of Ksani was imprisoned in Tbilisi, while Prince George received as gift the Ksani lands...
the cave town in Uplistsikhe. Ksani Valley Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve — the historical monuments in the Ksani River valley. Petra-Tsikhisdziri...
to escape and took to the hills, whence he joined Shanshe, Duke of the Ksani and Prince Vakhushti Abashidze in an anti-Iranian insurrection. The turmoil...
obscure nobleman of the Sidamoni clan, with the aid of the dukes of the Ksani, massacred the Tumanisdze family and took control of their possessions....
south. After the Iranians crossed the fortress of Lomisa, Duke Jesse I of Ksani and Giorgi Sidamoni blocked the road to Khosro-Mirza, authorizing an army...
areas increased, mainly in the areas of Phasis. The architecture of the fortresses of Lazica, located at the key points of the main trade and military routes...
Dispossessed of the crown, heirs of Vakhtang I remained in their mountain fortresses – the senior Chosroid branch in the province of Kakheti, and the minor...
a princely domain in the Ksani valley after Heraclius II dispossessed the defiant Kvenipneveli dynasty of the duchy of Ksani, dividing it into three parts...
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approached the Orbeti fortress, but were unable to take it and moved towards the Kojori fortress. The defenders of the Kojori fortress abandoned it at night...
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