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Battle of the Chirciq River

Battle of the Chirciq River was a battle fought in 1488 in what is now Uzbekistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Decisive Moghul victory.

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dam of Charvak reservoir in Uzbek province of Tashkent
dam of Charvak reservoir in Uzbek province of Tashkent. Man77, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1488
WhereUzbekistan40.899N, 68.709E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDecisive Moghul victory
BelligerentsChagatai Moghuls of MoghulistanagainstTimurids of Samarkand & Bukhara

Record

Date1488 (year precision)
PlaceUzbekistan
40.899N, 68.709E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Sultan Ahmed Mirza
  • Mir Abdul Ali Tarkhan
  • Muhammad Majid Tarkhan
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Placed at its recorded location; 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

Elsewhere in 1488

Battle of the Chirciq River is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872887, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Chirciq River, revision 1370598773, 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.