Battle of Sardrud

Battle of Sardrud (1408)
Part of the Qara Yusuf's campaign to Azerbaijan and Timurid conquests and invasions

Qara Yusuf's encounter with the Timurid army
DateApril 21, 1408
Location
Sardrud near Tabriz
Result

Decisive Qaraqoyunid victory[1]

  • Azerbaijan fell into the hands of the Qaraqoyunids[2]
  • Timurids were expelled from Eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan, and Western Iran.[3]
Belligerents
Qaraqoyunid Sultanate Timurid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Qara Yusuf
Qara Iskander
Amir Isfahan
Pirbudaq ibn Qara Yusif
Pir Husayn
Amir Busat
Jelaleddin  
Amir Pizak  
Pir Omar
Amir Bistam
Dughar Musa
Ahmad Qaramanli
Pir Mehmed
Miran Shah  
Javeni Qurbani  
Amir Nasir  
Mirak Minjan  
Shir Bey  (POW)
Igu Teimur  (POW)
Abu Bakr ibn Miran Shah
Amir Doladay
Haji Baba Gavarudi
Strength
20.000[4] 70.000[5]
Casualties and losses
Few Heavy

Battle of Sardrud — One of the most important battles in Eastern history[6], On April 21, 1408, a bloody confrontation occurred between the Qaraqoyunid army led by Qara Yusuf and the Timurid army led by Sultan Miran Shah. Qaraqoyunids emerged victorious, driving the Timurids out of Eastern Anatolia, Azerbaijan, and Western Iran. With this victory, the Timurid empire was unable to exert any influence in the West, and the Ottoman Empire, which had entered the interregnum, as well as the Mamluk Sultanate, began to regain strength.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ İsmail Aka, Mirza Şahruh ve Zamanı, p. 51-55
  2. ^ Colophons, (1301-1480), nşr Avedis Sanjian, p. 131
  3. ^ Peter B.Golden, s.377
  4. ^ Mustafa Yasin, Kara Yusuf ve dönemi, p. 76
  5. ^ Yohannes, Türkler ve tatarlar arasında, p. 62
  6. ^ Erol Keleş, Doğu Anadoluda Karakoyunlu Timurlu mücadelesi, p. 226.
  7. ^ Timurlu Devleti'nin askeri teşkilatı p. 5.
  8. ^ Feridun Emecen, Ilk osmanlı ve batı beylikleri p. 49.
  9. ^ İsmail Aka, Şahruh'un Karakoyunlular üzerine seferleri p. 20.
  10. ^ Enver Konukçu, Kara ve Akkoyunluların yurdunda, İstanbul 1993, p. 7.