Battle of Belh
| Battle of Belh | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Timurid Empire | File:Flag of the Chagatai Khanate.svg Chagatai Khanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Timur | File:Flag of the Chagatai Khanate.svg Tughlugh Timur † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 40,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Battle of Belh was a battle between Chagatai Khanate and Timur. It ended with the defeat of the Timurids.
Just before they were decisively defeated by the Chagatais at the Battle of Tashkent, Timur and Hussein were in Balkh. He added his armies – the divisions of Olcay Buga Süldüs and Kebek Khan – to his forces. These two armies would remain at their disposal and add strength to their power. The two emirs came from their personal entourage, tribal emirs, and non-tribal ones. They attacked the Chagatais with this army.[1] However, the Chagatais did not receive any support from the neighbouring rulers of Moghulistan; as many times before, Ulus tribes were divided into two sides this time. Sülüs and Hadan tribes were on both sides of the fight. He also had orders. The Chagatais were led by their khan Tughlugh Timur, who had previously fought and lost against Emir Hussein and fled to Mongolia. This time, however, he had the support of Hatlani and Tughluk Süldüs. Emir Hussein and Timur fought a bloody battle near Balkh with the Chagatais and they were defeated. But the Chagatais also had to retreat when their khan Tughlugh Timur died. Therefore, although the battle was a victory for the Chagatais, it resulted in the killing and death of Chagatai khan Tughlugh Timur. Due to this battle, the young Timur became acquainted with warfare, and this battle would be a precursor to his future campaigns as a major leader.[2][3]
References
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- Otag II,Amir Timur. Timaş Yayinlari. 2017. ISBN 978-605-08-2533-6. Search this book on
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