Timur's Capture of Sistan

Timeline

1. 1378–1380Khorasan · KhorasanAfter completing the initial conquest of Khorasan, Timur viewed Sistan as a strategic point on the southeastern flank that had to be controlled. In the late 1370s Timurid forces began advancing toward the Sistan frontier, preparing for the devastating blow against the Mihrabanid dynasty.
2. 1380–1383Zaranj · SistanTimurid forces besieged Zaranj, Sistan's capital, and the garrison resisted stubbornly. After the city fell, Timur ordered a massacre and the destruction of hydraulic works, turning Sistan from a prosperous oasis into desert. The Mihrabanid ruler was forced to submit to Timur, and Sistan became a Timurid vassal.