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Battle of Damghan

Battle of Damghan was a battle fought in 1447 at Damghan, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Damghan. It was part of the Timurid Wars of Succession, which ran from 1405 to 1507. The recorded result: Tactical Timurids of Samarkand victory; Strategic Timurids of Khurasan victory.

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Fought1447
WhereDamghan, Iran36.168N, 54.348E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTactical Timurids of Samarkand victory; Strategic Timurids of Khurasan victory
BelligerentsTimurids of KhurasanagainstTimurids of Samarkand
Part ofTimurid Wars of Succession1405 to 1507

Where it sits in the Timurid Wars of Succession

Siege of Balkh, 1447Battle of Damghan, 1447Battle of Nishapur, 1447Battle of Tarnab, 1448Siege of Herat, 1448Battle of Farhadgerd, 1449Battle of Sarakhs, 1459Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1461Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1462Siege of Samarkand, 1494Siege of Samarkand, 1497Battle of Akhsi, 150314471503Battle of Damghan, 1447
12 placed engagements of the Timurid Wars of Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1447 (year precision)
PlaceDamghan, Iran
36.168N, 54.348E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza
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Placed at Damghan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Damghan is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870838, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Damghan (1447), revision 1370438258, 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.