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Siege of Baghdad

Siege of Baghdad was a siege conducted in 1401 at Baghdad, in what is now Iraq. It was part of Timurid conquests and invasions, which ran from 1369 to 1426. The recorded result: Timurid victory.

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Timur takes Baghdad in August 1401. Zafarnama of 1436. Facing folios 346v (left) 345r (right) Reference: Sims, E. G. (1991): Ibrahim-Sultan's Illustrated Zafar-nameh of 839/1436. Islamic Art 4, pp. 17
Timur takes Baghdad in August 1401. Zafarnama of 1436. Facing folios 346v (left) 345r (right) Reference: Sims, E. G. (1991): Ibrahim-Sultan's Illustrated Zafar-nameh of 839/1436. Islamic Art 4, pp. 17. 1436 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1401
WhereBaghdad, Iraq33.347N, 44.335E
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid EmpireagainstJalayirid Sultanate
Part ofTimurid conquests and invasions1369 to 1426

Where it sits in Timurid conquests and invasions

Battle of the Stone Bridge, 1363Battle of the Mire, 1365Siege of Balkh, 1370Siege of Urgench, 1379Siege of Herat, 1381Siege of Tbilisi, 1386Battle of Chapakchur, 1387Battle of Muş, 1387Siege of Isfahan, 1387Siege of Alinja, 1388Siege of Sirjan, 1393Battle of Qara-Derrah Pass, 1395Battle of Ushkudzhe, 1395Siege of Multan, 1398Siege of Bhatner, 1398Battle of Aleppo, 1400Siege of Damascus, 1400Siege of Baghdad, 1401Battle of Algami Canal, 1402Siege of Smyrna, 1402Siege of Birtvisi, 1403Battle of Nakhchivan, 1406Battle of Alashkert, 142113631421Siege of Baghdad, 1401
23 placed engagements of Timurid conquests and invasions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1401 (year precision)
PlaceBaghdad, Iraq
33.347N, 44.335E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeTimurid occupation of Baghdad (1401-1405)
Commanders
  • Sultan Ahmed Jalayir
Siege of BaghdadSiege of BaghdadSiege of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1638)Capture of BaghdadSiege of Baghdad (1733)Siege of BaghdadAl HillahKarbalaAl KutBaqubahAl FallujahQasr-e ShirinAl MusayyibMandali100 km33.347N, 44.335E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between AD 812 and 1991.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1401

Siege of Baghdad is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q110425949, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Baghdad (1401), revision 1370739167, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.