Atlas of Battles

commander, 18 engagements

Battles of Timur

Battles of Timur

the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405), 1336 to 1405

Timur is recorded as a commander at 18 placed engagements in the atlas between 1365 and 1403: 9 battles and 9 sieges across 10 present-day countries, most in Russia (5), Georgia (2), Iran (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 16,448 km apart end to end, 968 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Timurid conquests and invasions (14).

Battle of the MireSiege of UrgenchSiege of HeratSiege of TbilisiTimurid invasions of SimsimBattle of ShirazBattle of UshkudzheBattle of KhankalaSiege of MultanBattle of AleppoSiege of BaghdadSiege of AnkaraSiege of BirtvisiTimurid invasions of GeorgiaSiege of IsfahanBattle of the Terek RiverSiege of DamascusBattle of AnkaraTimurid invasions of GeorgiaSiege of IsfahanBattle of the Terek RiverSiege of DamascusBattle of AnkaraTehranKabulTashkentTel AvivAleppoMashhadDamascusKuwait CityBakuMultan1000 km36.597N, 52.155E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1365: 1 engagements1379: 1 engagements1381: 1 engagements1386: 3 engagements3 in 13861387: 1 engagements1393: 1 engagements1395: 3 engagements3 in 13951398: 1 engagements1400: 2 engagements1401: 1 engagements1402: 2 engagements1403: 1 engagements13651403
18 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Mire, 1365Siege of Urgench, 1379Siege of Herat, 1381Timurid invasions of Georgia, 1386Siege of Tbilisi, 1386Timurid invasions of Simsim, 1386Siege of Isfahan, 1387Battle of Shiraz, 1393Battle of Ushkudzhe, 1395Battle of Khankala, 1395Battle of the Terek River, 1395Siege of Multan, 1398Battle of Aleppo, 1400Siege of Damascus, 1400Siege of Baghdad, 1401Siege of Ankara, 1402Battle of Ankara, 1402Siege of Birtvisi, 140313651403
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1365Battle of the MireChirchiq, UzbekistanMoghul victory
1379Siege of UrgenchKöneürgenç, Turkmenistan846 km WTimurid victory
1381Siege of HeratHerat, Afghanistan927 km STimurid victory
1386Timurid invasions of GeorgiaCaucasus, Russia1,796 km NWTimurid victory
1386Siege of TbilisiTbilisi, Georgia121 km STimurid victory
1386Timurid invasions of SimsimSouth Caucasus, Russia207 km NWTimurid victory
16 November 1387Siege of IsfahanIsfahan, Iran1,378 km SETimurid victory
1393Battle of ShirazShiraz, Iran347 km STimurid victory
1395Battle of UshkudzheDagestan, Russia1,553 km NTimurid victory
1395Battle of KhankalaChechnya, Russia152 km WTimurid victory; Surrender of Makham; Destruction of the...
15 April 1395Battle of the Terek RiverTerek, Russia141 km ETimurid victory
1398Siege of MultanMultan, Pakistan2,588 km SETimurid victory
1400Battle of AleppoAleppo, Syria3,244 km WTimurid victory
November 1400Siege of DamascusDamascus, Syria318 km STimurid victory
1401Siege of BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq559 km ETimurid victory
1402Siege of AnkaraAnkara, Turkey1,259 km NWTimurid victory
20 July 1402Battle of AnkaraÇubuk Ovası, Turkey26 km NTimurid victory
1403Siege of BirtvisiBirtvisi, Georgia987 km ETimurid 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, 1405-1409 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.