battle, medieval

Battle of Iskhabad

Name: Battle of Iskhabad
Location: Ray, Iran

Battle of Iskhabad was a battle fought in AD 940 at Ray, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ray. The recorded result: Samanid-Buyid victory.

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FoughtAD 940

WhereRay, Iran35.597N, 51.434E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSamanid-Buyid victory

BelligerentsSamanidsagainstZiyarid dynasty; Firuzanids

Casualties and lossesLowandMore than half of the soldiers were killed.; The rest were either captured or wounded.

Record

Date	AD 940 (year precision)
Place	Ray, Iran 35.597N, 51.434E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Low	More than half of the soldiers were killed.; The rest were either captured or wounded.
Commanders	Abu 'Ali Chaghani	Vushmgir Makan ibn Kaki

Placed at Ray; 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

Battle of Ray AD 811, 1.6 km S
Battle of Robat Karim 1915, 24 km W
Siege of Alamut 1256, 122 km NW
Siege of Gerdkuh 1253, 253 km E
Enzeli Operation 1920, 272 km NW

Battle of Iskhabad is one of 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16253654, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Iskhabad, revision 1381375912, 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.