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Battle of Damghan

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1063

In 1063, the newly enthroned Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan defeated a coalition led by Ibrahim ibn Nasr of the Karakhanids near Damghan in Iran.…

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  1. 1063Eastern border of Khorasan · KhorasanAfter the death of Tughril Beg, the Karakhanid Ibrahim ibn Nasr led his forces eastward from Transoxiana, attempting to seize gains in Khorasan and eastern Iran during the Seljuk succession transition.
  2. 1063Damghan · Semnan ProvinceAlp Arslan personally led the Seljuk main force against the Karakhanid army near Damghan, routing them and capturing Ibrahim ibn Nasr, thereby dissolving the challenge of the eastern Turkic alliance to the Seljuks.
  3. 1063Khorasan · KhorasanAfter the victory, Alp Arslan reintegrated the vassal states of Khorasan and eastern Iran, eliminating internal and external troubles in the early period of his brother's succession, and creating conditions for westward expansion such as the capture of Ani in 1064.

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