battle, early modern

Battle of Herat

Name: Battle of Herat
Location: Herat, Afghanistan

Battle of Herat was a battle fought in 1598 at Herat, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Herat. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 10,000–15,000 against 20,000.

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Fought1598

WhereHerat, Afghanistan34.342N, 62.203E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSafavid victory

BelligerentsSafavid IranagainstKhanate of Bukhara

Casualties and losses5.000 killedand15.000 killed

Record

Date	1598 (year precision)
Place	Herat, Afghanistan 34.342N, 62.203E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Safavid reconquest of Khorasan
Strength	10,000–15,000	20,000
Casualties and losses	5.000 killed	15.000 killed
Commanders	Abbas the Great

Placed at Herat; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Herat 1833, same recorded site
Siege of Herat 1381, same recorded site
Siege of Herat 1221, 1.0 km S
Siege of Herat AD 652, 4.2 km NW
First Herat War 1837, 4.2 km NW

Elsewhere in 1598

Battle of Noryang South Korea
Battle of Stångebro Sweden
Siege of Ulsan South Korea
Battle of the Yellow Ford United Kingdom
Battle of Sacheon South Korea

Battle of Herat is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16537278, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Herat (1598), revision 1378916159, 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.