The Siege of Ani was a siege led by George III against the Shaddadids. He captured the Emir of Ani, Shahanshah ibn Mahmud and handed over the city to Ivan Orbel again. The siege resulted in Georgia's victory, and Ani became Georgian again.
After the Siege
In 1174, Ildegiz Atabag and son of Arslan Muhammad again attacked Ani. They raided the entire Shirak Valley and demanded Ivan's Amirspasalar to leave Ani, to which Orbel refused and kept the city until the king's harvest. Finally, the Georgians defeated the Turks and turned them back. In the fight for Ani, the king of Georgia was supported by the Armenian clergy and personally by the bishop of Ani, Barseghi. George III also provided great help to Barsegh: he ransomed his brother Apirat from captivity and appointed him as the Amir of Ani. After that, the Seljuks no longer dared to march on Georgia. The chronicler thus describes the mood of the Muslims at that time: "There is not a man today who will confront George's and his armies on the surface of the earth: let us avoid ourselves and take cover." And therefore these last steps of King George remained unanswered.
References
Battles involving Georgia (country) Conflicts in 1173 12th century in the Kingdom of Georgia Shaddadids