Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Ala al-Dawla Mirza

Battles of Ala al-Dawla Mirza

Timurid prince and Governor of Herat from 1433 to 1448, 1417 to 1460

Ala al-Dawla Mirza is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1447 and 1459: 4 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Afghanistan (2), Iran (2), Turkmenistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,382 km apart end to end, 346 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Timurid Wars of Succession (5).

Siege of BalkhBattle of NishapurBattle of TarnabBabur Mirza's Invasion of KhorasanBattle of SarakhsSiege of BalkhBattle of NishapurBattle of TarnabBabur Mirza's Invasion of KhorasanBattle of SarakhsMaryTermizKashmarMeymanehQuchanTorbat-e JamAndkhvoyKakaYazdanTejen200 km35.550N, 62.847E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1447: 2 engagements2 in 14471448: 2 engagements2 in 14481459: 1 engagements14471459
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Balkh, 1447Battle of Nishapur, 1447Battle of Tarnab, 1448Babur Mirza's Invasion of Khorasan, 1448Battle of Sarakhs, 145914471459
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1447Siege of BalkhBalkh, AfghanistanStatus quo ante bellum
1447Battle of NishapurNishapur, Iran727 km WTimurids of Khurasan victory
1448Battle of TarnabHerat, Afghanistan373 km SETimurids of Samarkand victory
1448Babur Mirza's Invasion of KhorasanKhorasan, Turkmenistan185 km NTimurids of Khorasan victory
1459Battle of SarakhsSarakhs, Iran97 km NWTimurids of Samarkand victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 1442 painter in Herat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.