Battle of Tarnab (1448)

Battle of Tarnab Part of the Timurid Civil Wars Date Spring of 1448 Location Tarnab (east of Herat), Afghanistan Result Decisive Timurids of Samarkand Victory Belligerents ‹See TfD› Timurids of Khurasan ‹See TfD› Timurids of Samarkand Commanders and leaders Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza Ulugh Beg Abdal-Latif Mirza

Second Timurid Succession Crisis Ulugh Beg's Campaigns 1st Balkh Tarnab 1st Herat Khurasan Amu Darya Samarkand Dimishq Abdal-Latif Mirza's Campaigns Urdu Bazar Revolt Damghan Nishapur 2nd Balkh Tarnab 1st Herat Khurasan Amu Darya Dimishq Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza's Campaigns Urdu Bazar Revolt Damghan Khurasan 1st Sistan 1st Asterabad Farhadgerd 2nd Asterabad Herat Balkh Herat Kaburan 2nd Sistan Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza's Campaigns Nishapur 2nd Balkh Tarnab 1st Herat Balkh Sarakhs Abu Sa'id Mirza's Campaigns 1st Samarkand 2nd Samarkand Yasi 3rd Samarkand 4th Samarkand 1st Herat Murghab 2nd Herat Sarakhs Jauzi Wali 3rd Herat Shahrukhiya Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqarah's Campaigns Jauzi Wali 1st Herat Torshiz Khurasan 2nd Herat

In the spring of 1448, Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza was making preparations for the celebration of his son's circumcision ceremony. He had announced a general relief from taxes to all citizens of Herat when he heard the news of Ulugh Beg crossing the Amu Darya with 90,000 troops. He hastily made his way towards the Tarnab through the Sanjab Pass. The two forces met at Tarnab and after a brief engagement, Ulugh Beg decisively defeated Ala-ud-Daulah Mirza who fled towards Mashad and the towards Quchan in the protection of his brother Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza. Ulugh Beg followed up his victory by taking Herat and then Mashad. Goharshad and many Tarkhans left Herat before Ulugh Beg's arrival.