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Timur's Conquest of Khwarazm
In 1372 Timur led an army to conquer Khwarazm, an oasis region west of Khorasan, defeating the local sultan and incorporating this strategic area int…
Timeline
- 1372Lower Amu Darya · KhwarazmTimur set out from Transoxiana and advanced into the Khwarazm region, aiming to eliminate local separatist powers and control the strategic oases of the lower Amu Darya.
- 1372Urgench · UrgenchTimur's army captured Khwarazm's major cities, and the local sultan's forces collapsed. After key cities such as Urgench fell, Khwarazm was brought under Timur's direct rule.
Sources
- Timur https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6: The Timurid and Safavid Periods — Peter Jackson; Lawrence Lockhart (eds.) (1986)