Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Isfahan: contested ground

The ground around Isfahan was fought over 3 times between 317 BC and 1722: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of IsfahanSiege of IsfahanBattle of ParaitaceneBattle of ParaitaceneYazdKhomeini ShahrQomshehMasjed SoleymanShahrekord200 km32.641N, 51.662E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Paraitacene, 317 BCSiege of Isfahan, 1387Siege of Isfahan, 1722317 BC1722
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
317 BCBattle of ParaitaceneParaetaceneSecond War of the Diadochi
16 November 1387Siege of IsfahanIsfahanTimurid conquests and invasions
8 March 1722Siege of IsfahanIsfahanCampaigns of Nader Shah

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.