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Siege of Damascus

Siege of Damascus was a siege conducted in November 1400 at Damascus, in what is now Syria; it ran into the following year. It was part of Timurid conquests and invasions, which ran from 1369 to 1426. The recorded result: Timurid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Siege of Damascus (detail). Timur watches the flames as the city burns. Ẓafarnāmah, 16th century, Shiraz (British Library, IO Islamic 137), f. 358r Reference: Persian paintings in the India Office Lib
Siege of Damascus (detail). Timur watches the flames as the city burns. Ẓafarnāmah, 16th century, Shiraz (British Library, IO Islamic 137), f. 358r Reference: Persian paintings in the India Office Lib. 1533, Shiraz style artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtNovember 1400ran into the following year
WhereDamascus, Syria33.506N, 38.315E
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid EmpireagainstMamluk Sultanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownand50,000 killed, 30,000 of them were burned.
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 Damascus, 1400
23 placed engagements of Timurid conquests and invasions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1400 (month precision)
to February 1401
PlaceDamascus, Syria
33.506N, 38.315E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown50,000 killed, 30,000 of them were burned.
Commanders
  • Nasir-ad-Din Faraj
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Siege of Damascus is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9389452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Damascus (1400), revision 1382958659, 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.