Atlas of Battles

country, 11 engagements

Battles in Turkmenistan

11 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Turkmenistan: 7 battles and 4 sieges between 208 BC and 1880. The wars with most engagements here: Seljuk–Ghaznavid Wars (2), Russian colonisation of Central Asia (2), Seleucid–Parthian Wars (1), Abbasid Revolution (1).

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Friday BattleSiege of GurganjSiege of UrgenchBattle of the AriusBattle of NisaBattle of DandanaqanBattle of QarasuSiege of MervBattle of MervBattle of Geok TepeBattle of Geok TepeBattle of the AriusBattle of NisaBattle of DandanaqanBattle of QarasuSiege of MervBattle of Geok TepeBattle of Geok TepeMashhadSamarkandMazar-i-SharifBukharaTürkmenabatMaryTürkmenbaşy500 km39.163N, 60.079E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

301 BC: 1 engagementsAD 700: 1 engagements1000: 2 engagements1200: 3 engagements3 in 12001300: 1 engagements1500: 1 engagements1800: 2 engagements301 BC1800
11 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 6 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
208 BCBattle of the AriusHari RiverSeleucid–Parthian Wars
AD 748Friday BattleAbbasid Revolution
1035Battle of NisaNisaSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
23 May 1040Battle of DandanaqanMervSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
1204Battle of QarasuKöneürgenç
1204Siege of GurganjKöneürgenç
March 1221Siege of MervMervMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
1379Siege of UrgenchKöneürgençTimurid conquests and invasions
1510Battle of MervMervPersian–Uzbek wars
9 September 1879Battle of Geok TepeTurkmenistanRussian colonisation of Central Asia
December 1880Battle of Geok TepeGökdepeRussian colonisation of Central Asia

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.