battle, medieval

Battle of Gorgan

Name: Battle of Gorgan
Location: Gorgan, Iran

Battle of Gorgan was a battle fought in AD 900 at Gorgan, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gorgan. The recorded result: Samanid victory.

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FoughtAD 900

WhereGorgan, Iran36.847N, 54.430E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSamanid victory

BelligerentsSamanid dynastyagainstZaydid dynasty

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	AD 900 (year precision)
Place	Gorgan, Iran 36.847N, 54.430E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Annexation of Tabaristan by the Samanids
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Ismail Samani	Muhammad ibn Zayd

Placed at Gorgan; 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

Battle of Damghan 1729, 71 km S
Siege of Gerdkuh 1253, 80 km S
Battle of Megara 1359, 229 km E
Persian Campaign 1914, 299 km SW
Battle of Ray AD 811, 303 km SW

Elsewhere in AD 900

Viking raids in the Mediterranean

Battle of Gorgan is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q69505639, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gorgan (900), revision 1375480771, 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.