Battle of Nishapur (1038)

Battle of Nishapur
Part of the Seljuk-Ghaznavid Wars
Date1038
Location
Nishapur, Iran
Result Seljuk victory
Belligerents
Seljuk Empire Ghaznavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Chaghri Beg
Ebrahim ynal
Tughril Beg		 Mesud
Strength
12,000-15,000 25,000-50,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Nishapur occurred in 1038 when the Seljuk Turks scored a victory over the Ghaznavid army at Nishapur.[1]

In 1035 the Seljuk Turks defeated the Ghaznavids at Nisa. They inflicted another defeat on the Ghaznavids in 1037 at Merv and Herat.[2]

The Seljuk Turks crossed the Oxus river and occupied most of Khorasan.[1] In 1038 the Seljuks decisively defeated the Ghazanvids who were led by Mesud, son of Mahmud, at Nishapur.[2][1][3]

The victories of the Seljuks against the Ghaznavids continued at Sarakhs and Dandanaqan. Members of the Seljuk family conducted additional aggressive campaigns in order to collect booty and check their rivals.[2]

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  2. ^ a b c Van Steenbergen, Jo. A History of the Islamic World, 600-1800: Empire, Dynastic Formations, and Heterogeneities in Pre-Modern Islamic West-Asia. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2020.
  3. ^ Tucker, Spencer. A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. United Kingdom: ABC-CLIO, 2010.