Battle of the Terek River explained

Conflict:	Battle of the Terek River
Partof:	the Tokhtamysh–Timur war
Place:	North Caucasus, Golden Horde
Date:	14 April 1395
Result:	Timurid victory
Combatant1:	Timurid Empire
Combatant2:	Golden HordeSimsim
Commander1:	Timur
Commander2:	Tokhtamysh
Strength1:	~300,000 (less than Tokhtamysh)
Strength2:	~300,000
Casualties1:	~100,000
Casualties2:	100,000+ At least 10,000 deserted

The Battle of the Terek River was the last major battle of the Tokhtamysh–Timur war. It took place on 14 April 1395,^[1] at the Terek River, North Caucasus. The result was a victory for Timur.

Battle

Tokhtamysh's cavalry attacked the right flank and the center of Timur's army. Instead of forcing Timur's army back, some Golden Horde emirs went over to Timur's side. Timur, along with the defected emirs, defeated the left flank of Tokhtamysh's army, forcing his army into a rout. The victorious army of Timur dispersed Tokhtamysh's army.

Afterward

While pursuing Tokhtamysh, Timur annihilated the cities of Astrakhan, Sarai, and Azov.

Sources

• Encyclopedia: Timur Lang . Beatrice . Manz . The Encyclopedia of Islam . X . P. J. . Bearman . T. . Bianquis . C. E. . Bosworth . E. . Van Donzel . W. P. . Heinrichs . Brill . 2000.
• Encyclopedia: April 14, 1395: Central Asia and Russia . Spencer C. . Tucker . A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East . One: ca. 3000 BCE–1499 CE . ABC-CLIO . 2010 .
• Islamic Desk Reference . E. . Van Donzel . Toqtamish, Ghiyath al-Din . E.J. Brill . 1994 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Buell, Paul D.. Historical Dictionary of the Mongol World Empire. Lanham, Md.. Rowman & Littlefield. 2018. 9781538111369. 265.