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Timur's Western Campaign into Persia
In 1380 Timur launched a western campaign from Transoxiana against the Persian local dynasties that had split from the collapsed Ilkhanate, marking h…
Timeline
- 1380Samarkand · TransoxianaTimur completed troop assembly and logistical preparations in Samarkand, the Transoxiana capital, centering on Chagatai nomadic cavalry and settled-region armies, formally shifting strategic focus from consolidating Transoxiana to conquering Persia's rival regimes.
- 1380Western Khorasan · KhorasanTimur's forces pushed west into the Persian region where local dynasties stood side by side after the Ilkhanate's collapse, first encountering breakaway powers in Khorasan and the western edge of the Iranian plateau, opening a series of conquests against the Kartids, Sarbedars, and others.
Sources
- Timur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur
- Timurid Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timurid_Empire
- The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane — Beatrice Forbes Manz (1989)