Ghaznavid-Seljuk Standoff

Timeline

1. 1025–1026Northern Khurasan · KhurasanUnder Tughril Beg and his brother Chaghri Beg, the Seljuk Turks advanced from the Central Asian steppe toward Khurasan, seeking pastures and trade routes, and made contact with Ghaznavid frontier forces.
2. 1025–1028Nishapur · NishapurGhaznavid Sultan Mas'ud I dispatched the Khurasan garrison to counter Seljuk infiltration, and the two sides repeatedly fought back and forth along the line from Nishapur to Sarakhs; though the Ghaznavids temporarily held the main cities, they could not eradicate the mobile threat of the steppe tribes.
3. 1028–1030Khurasan · KhurasanBy around 1030, the Seljuks had established a firm base in northern Khurasan, Ghaznavid eastward expansion was checked, and the balance of power in eastern Iran began to tilt toward the new Turkic power.