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Battle of Tarnab

Battle of Tarnab was a battle fought in 1448 at Herat, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Herat. It was part of the Timurid Wars of Succession, which ran from 1405 to 1507. The recorded result: Timurids of Samarkand victory.

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Fought1448
WhereHerat, Afghanistan34.342N, 62.203E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTimurids of Samarkand victory
BelligerentsTimurids of KhurasanagainstTimurids of Samarkand
Part ofTimurid Wars of Succession1405 to 1507

Where it sits in the Timurid Wars of Succession

Siege of Balkh, 1447Battle of Damghan, 1447Battle of Nishapur, 1447Battle of Tarnab, 1448Siege of Herat, 1448Babur Mirza's Invasion of Khorasan, 1448Battle of Farhadgerd, 1449Battle of Sarakhs, 1459Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1461Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1462Siege of Samarkand, 1494Siege of Samarkand, 1497Battle of Akhsi, 150314471503Battle of Tarnab, 1448
13 placed engagements of the Timurid Wars of Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1448 (year precision)
PlaceHerat, Afghanistan
34.342N, 62.203E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
Battle of TarnabBattle of TarnabSiege of HeratSiege of HeratSiege of HeratSiege of HeratFirst Herat WarSiege of HeratTorbat-e JamYazdanKarokhQala i Naw100 km34.342N, 62.203E
Placed at Herat; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Tarnab is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872511, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tarnab (1448), revision 1376545633, 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.