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Siege of Isfahan

Siege of Isfahan was a siege conducted on 16 November 1387 at Isfahan, in what is now Iran. It was part of Timurid conquests and invasions, which ran from 1369 to 1426. The recorded result: Timurid victory. Recorded strength: ~20,000–30,000 troops against ~15,000–25,000 troops.

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Capture of Isfahan by Timur. A miniature painting from a 1533 manuscript of the Zafarnama (detail)
Capture of Isfahan by Timur. A miniature painting from a 1533 manuscript of the Zafarnama (detail). 1533 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 November 1387
WhereIsfahan, Iran32.645N, 51.667E
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid EmpireagainstMuzaffarid dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownand~70,000 civilians selectively killed or executed
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 Isfahan, 1387
23 placed engagements of Timurid conquests and invasions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 November 1387
to October 1387
PlaceIsfahan, Iran
32.645N, 51.667E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeTimurids capture Isfahan
Strength~20,000–30,000 troops~15,000–25,000 troops
Casualties and lossesUnknown~70,000 civilians selectively killed or executed
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 317 BC and 1722.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1387

Siege of Isfahan is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21905295, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Isfahan (1387), revision 1379149199, 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.