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Siege of Isfahan (1387) 1387

Siege of Isfahan (1387): Folio 139b. Capture of Isfahan by Timur in 1387. A miniature painting from a 1533 manuscript of the Zafarnama (detail)
Image: 1533 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1387Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationIranNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictTimurid conquests and invasionsWikidata P361
ParticipantsMuzaffarids of Iran, Timurid EmpireWikidata P710
Coordinates32.6447, 51.6675Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Siege of Isfahan (1387) was part of Timur’s Persian campaigns. Timur captured the city from the Muzaffarid dynasty, resulting in heavy casualties and its incorporation into the Timurid Empire.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Isfahan (1387) (revision 1379149199), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

32.6447, 51.6675 · Iran

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