In 989, Bagrat planned to inflict a final blow to the powerful noble Rati of Kldekari who held a large fiefdom in Trialeti. Gurgen, together with his army, was waiting for his son at the boundary of Shavsheti, when David of Tao, being misinformed that his kinsmen intended to ambush his possessions, dispersed Gurgen’s troops in a sudden attack, forcing him to flee to the fortress of Tsep’ti.
In 989, Bagrat planned to inflict a final blow on the powerful noble Rati of Kldekari who held a large fiefdom in Trialeti. Gurgen, together with his army, was waiting at the border of Shavsheti for his son when David of Tao, being misled that his kinsmen intended to ambush his possessions, attacked Gurgen's troops unexpectedly, forcing him to flee to the fortress of Tsep’ti.