Siege of Herat

Ulugh Beg and his son Abdal-Latif Mirza marched towards Herat in the spring of 1448 in order to take Khurasan from his nephew, Ala al-Dawla Mirza, who had escaped to Quchan after the defeat at the Battle of Tarnab. They easily took the city except the Qila Ikhtiyar-al-Din and fort Neretu, both of which offered stiff resistance. At this point only the advance troops had reached Herat, which was unable to take the citadel or the Fort Neretu. The Bakharz Tajik archers offered stiff resistance and beat back many assaults by the Timurids of Samarkand. Eventually Ulugh Beg arrived 17 days after the siege had begun; after which all resistance crumbled before him in no time. Abdal-Latif Mirza succeeded in capturing the citadel Qila Ikhtiyar-al-Din in which he was imprisoned after the debacle at Nishapur and now here he managed to take 4,000 Iranian toman in coins. They followed up their victory by taking Mashhad. Ulugh Beg was unable to pursue his nephews and instead decided to return to Herat leaving his son Abdal-Latif Mirza in charge at Mashad.

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1448 Siege of Herat

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484 Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484

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589 Battle of Herat

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652 Siege of Herat

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1221 — 1222 Siege of Herat

1448-01-01T00:00:00Z

1448 Battle of Tarnab

1598-08-09T00:00:00Z

1598 Battle of Herat

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1729 Battle of Herat

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1833-11-01T00:00:00Z

1833 Siege of Herat

1837-11-13T00:00:00Z

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1837 — 1838 First Herat War

2001-11-12T00:00:00Z

2001 2001 uprising in Herat

2011-11-03T00:00:00Z

2011 Attack on Esko International

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1856-10-26T00:00:00Z

1856 Second Herat War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1370	Timurid Empire		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Fall of Herat	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	484	Hephthalite–Sasanian War of 484	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	589	Battle of Herat	Sasanian Empire, battle, Turkic Khaganate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	652	Siege of Herat	Hephthalites, House of Karen, Rashidun Caliphate, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1221	Siege of Herat	Mongol Empire, siege, Khwarazmian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1448	Battle of Tarnab	Timurid dynasty, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1448	Siege of Herat	Timurid dynasty, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1598	Battle of Herat	battle, Shaybanids, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1729	Battle of Herat	battle, Durrani, Safavid Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1833	Siege of Herat	siege, Herat (1793-1863), Qajar Iran	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1837	First Herat War	East India Company, Herat (1793-1863), Qajar Iran, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2001	2001 uprising in Herat	Taliban, rebellion, Ismail Khan, Yahya Safavi, Northern Alliance, Tommy Franks	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	Attack on Esko International	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1856	Second Herat War	war, siege, Herat (1793-1863), Qajar Iran	Wikidata

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