Atlas of Battles

country, 16 engagements

Battles in Turkmenistan

16 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Turkmenistan: 11 battles, 4 sieges and 1 campaign between 208 BC and 1984. The wars with most engagements here: Seljuk–Ghaznavid Wars (2), Mongol invasions and conquests (2), Russian colonisation of Central Asia (2), Seleucid–Parthian Wars (1).

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Friday BattleKara-Khanid invasion of KhorasanBattle of NisaBattle of QarasuSiege of GurganjSiege of UrgenchBabur Mirza's Invasion of Khorasanraids inside Soviet Union during Soviet–Afghan warBattle of the AriusBattle of DandanaqanMongol invasion of KhorasanSiege of MervBattle of MervKhorasan CampaignBattle of Geok TepeBattle of Geok TepeBattle of the AriusBattle of DandanaqanMongol invasion of KhorasanSiege of MervBattle of MervKhorasan CampaignBattle of Geok TepeBattle of Geok TepeMashhadSamarkandMazar-i-SharifBukharaTürkmenabatNukusMaryTürkmenbaşy500 km39.163N, 60.079E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

301 BC: 1 engagementsAD 700: 1 engagements1000: 3 engagements1200: 4 engagements4 in 12001300: 1 engagements1400: 1 engagements1500: 1 engagements1700: 1 engagements1800: 2 engagements1900: 1 engagements301 BC1900
16 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 9 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
208 BCBattle of the AriusHari RiverSeleucid–Parthian Wars
AD 748Friday BattleKhorasanAbbasid Revolution
1006Kara-Khanid invasion of KhorasanKhorasan
1035Battle of NisaNisaSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
23 May 1040Battle of DandanaqanMervSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars
1204Battle of QarasuKöneürgenç
1204Siege of GurganjKöneürgenç
1220Mongol invasion of KhorasanKhorasanMongol invasions and conquests
March 1221Siege of MervMervMongol invasions and conquests
1379Siege of UrgenchKöneürgençTimurid conquests and invasions
1448Babur Mirza's Invasion of KhorasanKhorasanTimurid Wars of Succession
1510Battle of MervMervPersian–Uzbek wars
1726Khorasan CampaignKhorasanCampaigns of Nader Shah
9 September 1879Battle of Geok TepeTurkmenistanRussian colonisation of Central Asia
December 1880Battle of Geok TepeGökdepeRussian colonisation of Central Asia
1984raids inside Soviet Union during Soviet–Afghan warTurkmen Soviet Socialist RepublicSoviet-Afghan War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.