Atlas of Battles

country, 189 engagements

Battles in Iran

189 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Iran: 126 battles, 40 sieges, 5 naval actions and 18 campaigns between 1110 BC and 1988. The wars with most engagements here: Iran–Iraq War (24), Mongol invasions and conquests (10), Campaigns of Nader Shah (10), World War I (8).

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Battle of UlaiBattle of Mount WaushBattle of UlaiScythian invasion of MediaBattle of SusaBattle of the Persian BorderSiege of the Pasargadae HillBattle of SikayauvatishBattle of the Uxian DefileBattle of ParaitaceneBattle of the river CopratesBattle of Mount LabusBattle of UrumiaBattle of PraaspaBattle of HormozdganBattle of the BlarathonBattle of GanzakSiege of ShushtarBattle of SpahanSiege of GundishapurBattle of BishapurBattle of RayBattle of NishapurBattle of Sala and SalbaraBattle of Marj ArdabilBattle of JurjānBattle of RayBattle of HamadanBattle of al-BaidaBattle of AbaskunBattle of GorganBattle of IskhabadBattle of NishapurBattle of SarakhsSiege of HulwanSiege of HamadanBattle of RayBattle of DamghanBattle of Kerj Abu DulafSiege of AlamutBattle of RayCapture of TabrizSiege of of RaySiege of NishapurSiege of UstunavandBattle of GorganBattle of RaySiege of ShushtarSiege of TabrizSiege of IsfahanMongol campaign against the NizarisSiege of GerdkuhSiege of Maymun-DizSiege of AlamutSiege of LambsarBattle of JaghatuBattle of ZavaBattle of MegaraSiege of IsfahanSiege of SirjanBattle of ShirazBattle of SardrudBattle of Şənbi-QazanBattle of DamghanBattle of NishapurBattle of FarhadgerdBattle of SarakhsBattle of KhoyBattle of KhoyBattle of IsfahanSiege of TabrizBattle of HamadanBattle of AlmabulagiCapture of TabrizSiege of HormuzBattle of Takht-e SoleymānBattle of DezfulBattle of AlvarCapture of TabrizBattle of Shanb GhazanBattle of MayanSiege of TabrizSafavid capture of TabrizBattle of SufianBattle of UrmiaBattle of DimDimCapture of CambarãoBattle of SalmasBattle of Pol-e ShikesteBattle off JaskBattle of DschaskAnglo-Persian capture of QeshmBattle of MihribanBattle of ÇemhalCapture of TabrizBattle of MarivanBattle of GulnabadSiege of IsfahanCapture of RashtSiege of KhoySiege of HamadanSiege of TabrizBattle of SanganBattle of DamghanBattle of Khwar PassHerat CampaignBattle of ZarghanBattle of Murche-KhortWestern Persia campaign of 1730Battle of NahavandTahmasp's campaign of 1731Siege of UrmiaBattle of KurijanHerat Campaign of 1731Siege of NishapurFall of IsfahanSiege of AstarabadSiege of KermanshahSiege of MashhadSiege of NishapurBattle of KazzazBattle of TabrizSiege of ShirazBattle of AstarabadBattle of Qara ChamanBattle of BanehBattle of SanandajBattle of Shatt al-ArabSiege of KermanKaryagin's RaidBattle of AslanduzBattle of Fort TabarsiBattle of Khushab1908 Tehran bombardmentTabriz RebellionRecapture of IsfahanBattle of RashtOperation HamadanBattle of Robat KarimKermanshah OperationBattle of Seray MountainBattle of CharahBattle of SuldouzeBattle of UshnoBattle of Shekar YaziEnzeli OperationBattle of MiandoabBattle of SawcubilaxBattles of Inje and QalaburunBattle of NalosJoint Operation ArvandBattle of PavehBattle of KhorramshahrOperation DezfulSiege of AbadanBattle of DezfulBombing of Dowletu PrisonOperation Samen-ol-A'emehOperation Tariq al-QodsOperation Undeniable VictoryLiberation of KhorramshahrOperation Beit ol-MoqaddasOperation Dawn 3War of the Citieschemical attack on Behbahan battalionBattle of MehranBombing of Ahvaz-Tehran passenger trainAerial bombardment of the industries of Arak cityOperation TrapOperation Karbala-2Bombing of AndimeshkAerial bombing of Chavar football groundChemical bombing of SardashtOperation SaeghehKermanshah park shelter bombingOperation Forty StarsOperation MersadOperation AshuraOperation MuharramBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainBattle of GabieneBattle of AvarayrBattle of NahāvandBattle of ChaldiranPersian CampaignAnglo-Soviet invasion of IranOperation Eagle ClawBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainBattle of GabieneBattle of AvarayrBattle of NahāvandBattle of ChaldiranPersian CampaignAnglo-Soviet invasion of IranOperation Eagle ClawBaghdadAleppoMashhadKuwait CityIsfahanShirazAshgabatKandaharSamarkandTabriz1000 km32.810N, 52.265E
189 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

1201 BC: 1 engagements801 BC: 1 engagements701 BC: 3 engagements601 BC: 3 engagements401 BC: 5 engagements301 BC: 1 engagements201 BC: 1 engagements101 BC: 2 engagementsAD 200: 1 engagementsAD 400: 1 engagementsAD 500: 1 engagementsAD 600: 9 engagementsAD 700: 2 engagementsAD 800: 4 engagementsAD 900: 2 engagements1000: 8 engagements1100: 1 engagements1200: 14 engagements1300: 6 engagements1400: 9 engagements1500: 13 engagements1600: 14 engagements1700: 34 engagements1800: 4 engagements1900: 47 engagements47 in 19001201 BC1900
187 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 38 with pages

Contested ground 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1110 BCBattle of UlaiKarkheh River
714 BCBattle of Mount WaushSahandUrartu–Assyria War of 714
653 BCBattle of UlaiKarkheh RiverAssyrian conquest of Persia
653 BCScythian invasion of MediaMedia
647 BCBattle of SusaSusaAssyrian conquest of Persia
551 BCBattle of the Persian BorderEcbatanaMedo-Persian conflict
550 BCSiege of the Pasargadae HillPasargadaeMedo-Persian conflict
522 BCBattle of SikayauvatishZiwiyeh CastleAchaemenid Civil War
December 331 BCBattle of the Uxian DefileWars of Alexander the Great
20 January 330 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainPersian GatesWars of Alexander the Great
317 BCBattle of ParaitaceneParaetaceneSecond War of the Diadochi
316 BCBattle of GabieneSecond War of the Diadochi
316 BCBattle of the river CopratesDez RiverSecond War of the Diadochi
209 BCBattle of Mount LabusAlborzSeleucid–Parthian Wars
129 BCBattle of EcbatanaEcbatanaSeleucid–Parthian Wars
36 BCBattle of UrumiaUrmiaAntony's Parthian War
36 BCBattle of PraaspaMaraghehAntony's Parthian War
28 April AD 224Battle of HormozdganShushtar
26 May AD 451Battle of AvarayrAvarayr PlainWar of the Vardanants
July AD 591Battle of the BlarathonGanzakSasanian Civil War of 589–591
AD 624Battle of GanzakGanzakByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 641Siege of ShushtarShushtarMuslim conquest of Khuzestan
AD 642Battle of NahāvandNahavandMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 642Battle of SpahanIsfahanMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 642Siege of GundishapurGundeshapurMuslim conquest of Khuzestan
AD 643Battle of BishapurFars ProvinceMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 651Battle of RayRayMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 652Battle of NishapurNishapurMuslim conquest of Khorasan
AD 685Battle of Sala and SalbaraAhvazSecond Fitna
AD 730Battle of Marj ArdabilArdabilArab–Khazar Wars
AD 748Battle of JurjānGorganAbbasid Revolution
1 May AD 811Battle of RayRayFourth Fitna
AD 843Battle of HamadanHamadan
AD 874Battle of al-BaidaBeyza
AD 883Battle of AbaskunAbaskunCaspian expeditions of the Rus'
AD 900Battle of GorganGorgan
AD 940Battle of IskhabadRay
1038Battle of NishapurNishapurSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
1038Battle of SarakhsSarakhsSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
September 1046Siege of HulwanHulwan
1047Siege of HamadanHamadan
1059Battle of RayRay
1063Battle of DamghanDamghan
1073Battle of Kerj Abu DulafHamadan
1092Siege of AlamutAlamut CastleNizari–Seljuk Wars
1194Battle of RayRay
1210Capture of TabrizTabrizGeorgian–Seljuk wars
1220Siege of of RayRayMongol invasions and conquests
October 1220Siege of NishapurNishapurMongol invasions and conquests
1221Siege of UstunavandDamavandMongol invasions and conquests
1223Battle of GorganGorganMongol invasions and conquests
1224Battle of RayRayMuslim conquest of Persia
1225Siege of ShushtarShushtar
1225Siege of TabrizTabriz
1228Siege of IsfahanIsfahanMongol invasions and conquests
1253Mongol campaign against the NizarisKhorasanMongol invasions and conquests
April 1253Siege of GerdkuhGerdkuhMongol invasions and conquests
1256Siege of Maymun-DizMaymun-DizMongol invasions and conquests
November 1256Siege of AlamutAlamut CastleMongol invasions and conquests
1256Siege of LambsarLambsar CastleMongol invasions and conquests
1336Battle of JaghatuZarrineh River
1342Battle of ZavaTorbat-e Heydarieh
1359Battle of MegaraMegara GulfCrusades after Acre of 1291–1399
16 November 1387Siege of IsfahanIsfahanTimurid conquests and invasions
1393Siege of SirjanSirjanTimurid conquests and invasions
1393Battle of ShirazShirazTimurid conquests and invasions
1408Battle of SardrudTabriz
1410Battle of Şənbi-QazanTabriz
1447Battle of DamghanDamghanTimurid Wars of Succession
1447Battle of NishapurNishapurTimurid Wars of Succession
1449Battle of FarhadgerdFarhadgerdTimurid Wars of Succession
1459Battle of SarakhsSarakhsTimurid Wars of Succession
1468Battle of KhoyKhoy
1478Battle of KhoyKhoy
1497Battle of IsfahanIsfahan
1501Siege of TabrizTabrizSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
21 June 1503Battle of HamadanHamadanSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
1503Battle of AlmabulagiHamadan
1514Capture of TabrizTabrizOttoman–Persian wars
23 August 1514Battle of ChaldiranChaldoranOttoman–Persian wars
1552Siege of HormuzHormuz IslandOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
1554Battle of Takht-e SoleymānTakht-e SoleymanOttoman-Safavid War
1583Battle of DezfulDezfulOttoman–Safavid War
1585Battle of AlvarAlvar-e SoflaOttoman–Safavid War
1585Capture of TabrizTabrizOttoman–Safavid War
1585Battle of Shanb GhazanShanb-e GhazanOttoman–Safavid War
1585Battle of MayanMayan-e SoflaOttoman–Safavid War
1585Siege of TabrizTabrizOttoman–Safavid War
1603Safavid capture of TabrizTabrizOttoman–Safavid War
1603Battle of SufianSufian DistrictOttoman–Safavid War
1605Battle of UrmiaUrmiaOttoman–Safavid War
November 1609Battle of DimDimDimdim CastleOttoman–Safavid War
1614Capture of CambarãoBandar AbbasPortuguese–Safavid wars
1616Battle of SalmasSalmasOttoman–Safavid War
1618Battle of Pol-e ShikesteAzerbaijan (Iran)Ottoman–Safavid War
1620Battle off JaskJaskAnglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf
28 December 1620Battle of Dschask
1621Anglo-Persian capture of QeshmQeshm IslandPortuguese–Safavid War
1630Battle of MihribanMarivanOttoman–Safavid War
1630Battle of ÇemhalHarsinOttoman–Safavid War
1635Capture of TabrizTabrizOttoman–Safavid War
1636Battle of MarivanMarivanOttoman–Safavid War
1722Battle of GulnabadJilanabadCampaigns of Nader Shah
8 March 1722Siege of IsfahanIsfahanCampaigns of Nader Shah
1722Battle of DerbentDerbentRusso-Persian War of 1722–23
1722Capture of RashtRashtRusso-Persian War of 1722–23
1724Siege of KhoyKhoyOttoman–Persian War (1722–1726)
1724Siege of HamadanHamadanOttoman–Persian War (1722–1726)
1725Siege of TabrizTabrizOttoman–Persian War (1722–1726)
1727Battle of SanganSanganCampaigns of Nader Shah
1729Battle of DamghanMehmandust
1729Battle of Khwar PassIranCampaigns of Nader Shah
1729Herat CampaignKhorasan ProvinceCampaigns of Nader Shah
1729Battle of ZarghanZarqanCampaigns of Nader Shah
1729Battle of Murche-KhortMurcheh KhvortCampaigns of Nader Shah
1730Western Persia campaign of 1730PersisCampaigns of Nader Shah
1730Battle of NahavandNahavandCampaigns of Nader Shah
1731Tahmasp's campaign of 1731PersisOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
1731Siege of UrmiaUrmiaOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
1731Battle of KurijanKurijanOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
1732Herat Campaign of 1731Khorasan ProvinceCampaigns of Nader Shah
1750Siege of NishapurNishapurDurrani Campaign to Khorasan
1750Fall of IsfahanIsfahanZand campaigns in Kurdistan and Luristan
1752Siege of AstarabadGorganZand campaigns in Kurdistan and Luristan
1752Siege of KermanshahKermanshahZand campaigns in Kurdistan and Luristan
1754Siege of MashhadMashhadDurrani Campaign to Khorasan
1755Siege of NishapurNishapurDurrani Campaign to Khorasan
1756Battle of KazzazKazzazZand campaigns in Kurdistan and Luristan
1757Battle of TabrizTabriz
1758Siege of ShirazShiraz
1759Battle of AstarabadGorgan
1762Battle of Qara ChamanQareh ChamanZand campaigns in Kurdistan and Luristan
1777Battle of BanehBanehOttoman–Persian War
1777Battle of SanandajSanandajOttoman–Persian Wars
1778Battle of Shatt al-ArabShatt al-Arab
1794Siege of KermanKerman
1805Karyagin's RaidQajar IranRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
31 October 1812Battle of AslanduzAslan DuzRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1848Battle of Fort TabarsiPersis
1857Battle of KhushabBushehr ProvinceAnglo-Persian War
19081908 Tehran bombardmentTehranPersian Constitutional Revolution
1908Tabriz RebellionTabrizPersian Constitutional Revolution
1909Recapture of IsfahanIsfahan ProvincePersian Constitutional Revolution
1909Battle of RashtRashtPersian Constitutional Revolution
1914Persian CampaignQajar IranWorld War I
1915Operation HamadanHamadanWorld War I
17 December 1915Battle of Robat KarimRobat KarimWorld War I
1916Kermanshah OperationKermanshahWorld War I
1917Battle of Seray MountainMavanaWorld War I
1918Battle of CharahTazeh ShahrWorld War I
1918Battle of SuldouzeNaqadehWorld War I
1918Battle of UshnoOshnaviehWorld War I
21 January 1920Battle of Shekar YaziShekar YaziSimko Shikak revolt
18 May 1920Enzeli OperationBandar-e AnzaliRussian Civil War
1921Battle of MiandoabMiandoabSimko Shikak revolt
1921Battle of SawcubilaxMahabadSimko Shikak revolt
1941Anglo-Soviet invasion of IranPahlavi dynastyWorld War II
1946Battles of Inje and QalaburunAzerbaijan (Iran)
1947Battle of Nalos
1969Joint Operation ArvandShatt al-ArabShatt al-Arab clashes
1979Battle of PavehPaveh1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
1980Operation Eagle ClawTehranconsolidation of the Iranian Revolution
22 September 1980Battle of KhorramshahrKhorramshahrIran–Iraq War
1980Operation DezfulDezfulIran–Iraq War
6 November 1980Siege of AbadanAbadanIran–Iraq War
1981Battle of DezfulDezfulIran–Iraq War
1981Bombing of Dowletu PrisonDowletu PrisonIran–Iraq War
1981Operation Samen-ol-A'emehAbadanIran–Iraq War
7 December 1981Operation Tariq al-QodsDasht-e Azadegan CountyIran–Iraq War
1982Operation Undeniable VictoryKhuzestan ProvinceIran–Iraq War
24 April 1982Liberation of KhorramshahrKhorramshahrIran–Iraq War
1982Operation Beit ol-MoqaddasKhuzestan ProvinceIran–Iraq War
1983Operation Dawn 3MehranIran–Iraq War
1984War of the CitiesIranIran–Iraq War
1986chemical attack on Behbahan battalionIran–Iraq War
1986Battle of MehranMehranIran–Iraq War
1986Bombing of Ahvaz-Tehran passenger trainIstgah-e Rah Ahan-e Haft Tappeh
1986Aerial bombardment of the industries of Arak cityArakIran–Iraq War
1986Operation TrapKokari-SharshariSoviet-Afghan War
1986Operation Karbala-2Haji OmeranIran–Iraq War
1986Bombing of AndimeshkAndimeshkIran–Iraq War
1987Aerial bombing of Chavar football groundChavarIran–Iraq War
1987Chemical bombing of SardashtIran–Iraq War
1987Operation SaeghehTankers War
1988Kermanshah park shelter bombingShirin ParkIran–Iraq War
1988Operation Forty StarsMehran CountyIran–Iraq War
1988Operation MersadKhuzestan ProvinceIran–Iraq War
date unknownOperation AshuraIran–Iraq War
date unknownOperation MuharramIran–Iraq War

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