battle, medieval

Battle of Herat

Name: Battle of Herat
Location: Ghurian, Afghanistan

Battle of Herat was a battle fought in 1270 at Ghurian, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ghurian. It was part of the Kaidu–Kublai War, which ran from 1268 to 1301. The recorded result: Ilkhanate victory. Recorded strength: 50,000–100,000 against 90,000–150,000.

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Fought1270

WhereGhurian, Afghanistan34.340N, 61.470E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeIlkhanate victory

BelligerentsIlkhanateagainstChagatai Khanate

Casualties and losses5,000 killedand40,000 killed

Part ofKaidu–Kublai War1268 to 1301

Record

Date	1270 (year precision)
Place	Ghurian, Afghanistan 34.340N, 61.470E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	50,000–100,000	90,000–150,000
Casualties and losses	5,000 killed	40,000 killed
Commanders	Abaqa Khan Yoshmut Arghun Aqa Samagar	Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq

Placed at Ghurian; 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

Siege of Herat AD 652, 65 km E
First Herat War 1837, 65 km E
Siege of Herat 1448, 65 km E
Siege of Herat 1749, 65 km E
Siege of Herat 1221, 67 km E

Elsewhere in 1270

Battle of Herat is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q132675250, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Herat (1270), revision 1376435049, 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.