After the Mamluk victories over Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and Albistan in 1277 , the Il-khan Abaqa sent Sending his brother Möngke Temur at the head of a large army which numbered about 40-50,000 men , chiefly Armenians under Leo II and Georgians under Demetrius II .

In a pitched battle , the Armenians , Georgians and Oirats under King Leo II and Mongol generals routed and scattered Dispersal the Mamluk left flank , but the Mamluks personally led Conquering by Sultan Qalawun destroyed Destroying the Mongol centre .

Georgians took Getting control Control of most of Tskhinvali , a separatist stronghold , in hours .

The South Ossetians destroyed Destroying most ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia and were responsible for an ethnic cleansing of Georgians .

The war displaced Motion 192,000 people and while many returned Motion to their homes after the war Hostile_encounter , 20,272 people , mostly ethnic Georgians , remained Presence displaced as of 2014 .

The Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Hostile_encounter involves Cause_to_be_included ethnic conflict Hostile_encounter between Georgians and the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia , a `` de facto '' independent Change_of_leadership , partially recognized Know republic .

Abkhaz regard Judgment_communication their independence Creating as the result Causation of a war Military_operation of liberation Change_of_leadership from Georgia , while Georgians believe Statement that historically Abkhazia has always formed Coming_to_be part of Georgia .

Georgians formed Coming_to_be the single largest ethnic group in pre-war Abkhazia , with a 45.7 % plurality as of 1989 but most Georgians left Departing in Abkhazia want to remain Presence independent Creating of Georgia .

Georgians formed Coming_to_be the single largest ethnic group in pre-war Abkhazia , with a 45.7 % plurality as of 1989 but most Georgians left Departing in Abkhazia want to remain Presence independent Creating of Georgia .

During the war Military_operation the Abkhaz separatist side carried out Action an ethnic cleansing campaign Military_operation which resulted in Causation the expulsion Removing of up to 250,000 ethnic Georgians and in the killing Killing of from 4,000 to 15,000 .

The uprising Violence was attributed Causation to public anger with Ankvab over his perceived Know liberal policy toward ethnic Georgians in Abkhazia , a breakaway republic with limited recognition .