Battle of Tashkent
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| Battle of Tashkent | |||||||
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 Timurid Empire |
 Chagatai Khanate | ||||||
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Amir Hussein Timur |
Semsheddin BegHaji Ilyas | ||||||
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The Battle of Tashkent also known as the Battle of the Mire or The Battle of the Marshes was a battle between the Chagatai Khanate and Timur, and a rare defeat for Timur.[2]
In 1365, the Mongols returned under the leadership of Haji Ilyas.[1] Timur and Amir Hussein set out for Tashkent to meet this army. The battle ended inconclusively on the first day. On the second day, although Timur initially repelled the Mongols, Mongol General Semsheddin gathered a Mongol unit and defeated Timur without him realizing what had happened, suffering heavy losses.[citation needed] Amir Hussein's condition was not good. He was defeated and retreated. Seeing that Timur was also defeated, he realized that he had lost the battle and fled towards Samarkand.[citation needed] The Mongols came and besieged Samarkand, Timur's capital, neither Amir Hussein nor Timur faced the Mongols. Samarkand was left to its fate, and by their own efforts they defeated the Mongols.
References
- ^ a b Jean Paul Roux,Tamerlane,p.70
- ^ Grousset, René (1970). The Empire of the Steppes A History of Central Asia. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 412. ISBN 9780813513041. Retrieved 19 October 2022.