Conflict: | Battle of Damghan |
Partof: | Timurid Civil Wars |
Date: | 1447 |
Place: | Damghan, Semnan Province, Iran |
Result: | Tactical Timurids of Samarkand Victory Strategic Timurids of Khurasan Victory |
Combatant1: | Timurids of Khurasan |
Combatant2: | Timurids of Samarkand |
Commander1: | Unknown Prefect? Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza |
Commander2: | Abdal-Latif Mirza |
When Abdal-Latif Mirza reached Damghan, the prefect sealed the city and showed his opposition. After a skirmish and siege, the prince took the city by force and gave it over to general plunder. From Damghan, Abdal-Latif Mirza went to Bistam. At this city he learned of the progress made by Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza who had taken Jurjan and Mazandaran and thereby cut-off Abdal-Latif Mirza's path north to Samarkand. Abdul-Latif Mirza now had no choice but to move east arriving at Nishapur where he learned that Ala al-Dawla Mirza had taken Mashad. He was now completely encircled, he had nowhere to go. Finally he was attacked at Nishapur on 20 April 1447 by Ala al-Dawla Mirza's army and defeated.