Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Muhammad Shaybani

Battles of Muhammad Shaybani

The founder of Shaybanid Dynasty, Khanate of Bukhara, 1451 to 1510

Muhammad Shaybani is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1488 and 1510: 4 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Uzbekistan (5), Turkmenistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,154 km apart end to end, 231 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Timurid Wars of Succession (2).

Battle of AkhsiBattle of the Chirciq RiverSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandBattle of Sar-e-PulBattle of MervBattle of the Chirciq RiverSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandBattle of Sar-e-PulBattle of MervTashkentDushanbeShymkentTarazBukharaTürkmenabatNukusMaryKhujandDaşoguz500 km40.047N, 65.451E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1488: 1 engagements1497: 1 engagements1501: 2 engagements2 in 15011503: 1 engagements1510: 1 engagements14881510
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Chirciq River, 1488Siege of Samarkand, 1497Siege of Samarkand, 1501Battle of Sar-e-Pul, 1501Battle of Akhsi, 1503Battle of Merv, 151014881510
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1488Battle of the Chirciq RiverUzbekistanDecisive Moghul victory
April 1497Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan203 km SWVictory of Babur
1501Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan0 km NInitial Mughal victory, Uzbek victory for second time
1501Battle of Sar-e-PulUzbekistan401 km NWUzbek victory
1503Battle of AkhsiUzbekistan0 km NDecisive Uzbeks become the dominant force in Transoxiana
1510Battle of MervMerv, Turkmenistan550 km SSafavid 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, Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.