Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Abdal-Latif Mirza

Member of royal family, 1420 to 1450

Abdal-Latif Mirza is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1447 and 1448: 3 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Afghanistan (3), Iran (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,900 km apart end to end, 475 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Timurid Wars of Succession (5).

Siege of BalkhBattle of DamghanBattle of NishapurBattle of TarnabSiege of HeratSiege of BalkhBattle of DamghanBattle of NishapurBattle of TarnabSiege of HeratAshgabatMazar-i-SharifMaryBirjandSabzewarTermizKashmarFarahGorganMeymaneh500 km35.550N, 60.623E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1447: 3 engagements3 in 14471448: 2 engagements14471448
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Balkh, 1447Battle of Damghan, 1447Battle of Nishapur, 1447Battle of Tarnab, 1448Siege of Herat, 144814471448
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1447Siege of BalkhBalkh, AfghanistanStatus quo ante bellum
1447Battle of DamghanDamghan, Iran1,123 km WTactical Timurids of Samarkand victory; Strategic Timurids...
1447Battle of NishapurNishapur, Iran399 km ETimurids of Khurasan victory
1448Battle of TarnabHerat, Afghanistan373 km SETimurids of Samarkand victory
1448Siege of HeratHerat, Afghanistan4 km NWTimurids of Samarkand victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.