battle, notable, early modern

Battle of Merv

Name: Battle of Merv
Location: Merv, Turkmenistan

Battle of Merv was a battle fought in 1510 at Merv, in what is now Turkmenistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Merv. It was part of the Persian–Uzbek wars, which ran from 1502 to 1788. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 17,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1510

WhereMerv, Turkmenistan37.663N, 62.193E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSafavid victory

BelligerentsSafavid IranagainstKhanate of Bukhara Khanate of Bukhara

Casualties and lossesUnknownand10,000 killed

Part ofPersian–Uzbek wars1502 to 1788

Record

Date	1510 (year precision)
Place	Merv, Turkmenistan 37.663N, 62.193E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Safavids annexed Khorasan
Strength	17,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	10,000 killed
Commanders	Ismail I	Muhammad Shaybani

Placed at Merv; 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 Merv 1221, same recorded site
Battle of Dandanaqan 1040, 81 km W
Battle of Andkhud 1204, 271 km E
Battle of Baykand AD 729, 276 km NE
Operation Trap 1986, 284 km S

In the same war

After: Battle of Ghazdewan 1512

Elsewhere in 1510

Battle of Merv is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Turkmenistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4132831, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Merv, revision 1385490078, 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.