Siege of Isfahan (1387)

Siege of Isfahan
Part of Timurid Wars

The sacking of Isfahan. Scene of looting, murder and pillage in which molten metal is poured down a victim's throat. From a sixteenth century manuscript of Hatifi's Timurnama. Produced in Bukhara, mid-16th century
Date1387
Location
Isfahan, Iran
Result

Timurid victory

  • Destruction of Isfahan
  • Isfahan and nearby territories are annexed
Belligerents
Muzaffarids
civilian defenders		 Timurid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Zain al-Abidin Timur
Casualties and losses
70,000–200,000 civilians massacred[1][better source needed] Unknown

The siege of Isfahan was a siege of the city of Isfahan by the army of Timur in 1387.

  1. ^ Chaliand, Gerard; Arnaud Blin (2007). The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to Al Qaeda. University of California Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-520-24709-3. isfahan Timur.