battle, medieval

Battle of Khoy

Name: Battle of Khoy
Location: Khoy, Iran

Battle of Khoy was a battle fought in 1478 at Khoy, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Khoy. The recorded result: Yaqub's victory. Recorded strength: Tamga of Bayandur (Aq Qoyunlu version)|25px Unknown against Encomium to the sultan Yaʿqub Aqqoyunlu,|25px Unknown.

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Fought1478

WhereKhoy, Iran38.552N, 44.960E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeYaqub's victory

BelligerentsTamga of Bayandur (Aq Qoyunlu version)|25px Khalil's forcesagainstEncomium to the sultan Yaʿqub Aqqoyunlu,|25px Yaqub's forces

Record

Date	1478 (year precision)
Place	Khoy, Iran 38.552N, 44.960E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Tamga of Bayandur (Aq Qoyunlu version)\|25px Unknown	Encomium to the sultan Yaʿqub Aqqoyunlu,\|25px Unknown
Casualties and losses	Tamga of Bayandur (Aq Qoyunlu version)\|25px Unknown	Encomium to the sultan Yaʿqub Aqqoyunlu,\|25px Unknown
Commanders	Sultan-Khalil	Yaqub Aq Qoyunlu

Placed at Khoy; 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 Shekar Yazi 1920, 31 km S
Siege of Abbasabad 1827, 76 km NE
Battle of Chaldiran 1514, 81 km NW
Battle of Nakhchivan 1919, 84 km NE
Battle of Avarayr AD 451, 88 km N

Elsewhere in 1478

Battle of Khoy is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q110823544, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Khoy (1478), revision 1370267038, 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.