Battle of Dandanaqan

Battle of Dandanaqan
Part of the Seljuk-Ghaznavid Wars

Artwork of the battle of Dandanaqan. Derived from the manuscript: Tārīkh-i Abū’l-Khair Khānī (History of Abū al-Khair Khan). Beruni Institute in Tashkent ms. no. 9989. Manuscript written in Samarqand, 1543.
DateMay 23, 1040
Location
Dandanaqan, near Merv
Result Seljuk victory[1]
Belligerents
Ghaznavid Empire Seljuk Turks
Commanders and leaders
Strength
16,000[a]–50,000[3]
100[2]–300[3] war elephants		 16,000[4]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, likely heavy Unknown

The Battle of Dandanaqan (Persian: نبرد دندانقان) was fought in 1040 between the Seljuq Turkmens and the Ghaznavid Empire near the city of Merv (now in Turkmenistan).[5][6] The battle ended with a decisive Seljuq victory, which subsequently brought down the Ghaznavid domination in Greater Khorasan.[1]

  1. ^ a b Grousset 2002, p. 147.
  2. ^ a b Bosworth 1963, p. 128.
  3. ^ a b Sicker 2000, p. 53.
  4. ^ Lambton 1988, p. 5-.
  5. ^ Bosworth 2017, p. xliv.
  6. ^ Saray 2003, p. 189.


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