Safavid–Uzbek Conflicts in Khorasan (1500s–1620s)

1. Uzbeks occupy Herat in Khorasan

   Jan 1, 1507Labels: Muhammad Shaybani, Herat

   • Britannica
   • Iranica Khorasan

2. Safavids defeat Shaybani Khan at Merv

   Dec 2, 1510Labels: Shah Ismail, Battle of

   • Battle Merv
   • Iranica Khorasan

3. Safavid–Timurid army defeated at Ghazdewan

   Nov 12, 1512Labels: Babur, Ghizduvan

   • Battle Ghazdewan
   • Iranica Khorasan

4. Uzbeks capture Herat after renewed offensive

   Mar 1, 1513Labels: Shaybanids, Herat

   • Iranica Khorasan

5. Uzbeks seize Mashhad after Herat’s fall

   Apr 1, 1513Labels: Mashhad, Shaybanids

   • Iranica Khorasan

6. Tahmasp I wins Battle of Jam

   Sep 24, 1528Labels: Tahmasp I, Battle of

   • Battle Jam
   • Iranica Khorasan

7. Uzbek raid into Khorasan after Tahmasp’s death

   Jan 1, 1578Labels: Tahmasp I, Mashhad

   • Uzbek invasion 1578
   • Iranica Khorasan

8. Herat falls to Uzbeks during Safavid turmoil

   Jan 1, 1588Labels: Shaybanids, Herat

   • Iranica Abbas I
   • Iranica Khorasan

9. Abbas I defeats Uzbeks at Herat

   Aug 9, 1598Labels: Abbas I, Herat

   • Iranica Abbas I
   • Battle Herat

10. Abbas I’s Balkh/Transoxiana campaign collapses

    Jan 1, 1602Labels: Abbas I, Balkh campaign

    • Transoxiana 1602
    • Iranica Abbas I

11. Safavids prepare eastern operations from Nishapur

    Jan 1, 1621Labels: Nishapur, Abbas I

    • Mughal Safavid war
    • Iranica Abbas I

12. Safavids seize Kandahar, strengthening Khorasan’s flank

    May 20, 1622Labels: Kandahar, Safavid forces

    • Mughal Safavid war
    • Britannica Abbas