Battle of Marv
{{short description|Battle between the Safavid Iran and the Shaybanid Uzbek Khanate}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Merv
| partof = the Persian–Uzbek wars
| image = Fresco chehel sotoun 2.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = A fresco "Battle of Merv between Shah Ismail I and the Uzbek khan Muhammad Shaybani in 1510" in Chehel Sotoun palace in Isfahan.
| date = 2 December 1510{{sfn|Savory|1998|pp=628–636}}
| place = Merv, Khorasan, Turkmenistan
| result = Safavid victory{{sfn|Savory|2007|p=35}}
| territory = Safavids regain control of Khorasan.
| combatant1 = Safavid Iran
| combatant2 = Khanate of Bukhara
| commander1 = Shah Ismail I
| commander2 = Muhammad Shaybani{{KIA}}
| strength1 = 17,000[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/296081/Ismail-I Ismāʿīl I] at Encyclopædia Britannica
| strength2 =
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = 10,000 killed{{sfn|Savory|2007|p=36}}
}}
{{Template:Campaignbox Campaigns of Shah Ismail I}}
{{Campaignbox Shaybani}}
{{Campaignbox Persian–Uzbek wars}}
The Battle of Merv (Persian: نبرد مرو) occurred on 2 December 1510 as a result of the Safavid Persia invasion of the Khorasan region of Uzbek. It ended with Safavids annexation of the Khorasan region.
Battle
Shah Ismail reached Khorasan with great speed; Shaybani Khan retreated to Merv castle to await reinforcement from Uzbek tribes. The Safavid army then pretended to retreat, encouraging the Uzbeks to leave the castle in pursuit, only to be ambushed and destroyed by the Qizilbash ("Red Heads") troops of Shah Ismail once they were too far from the castle to regain its safety. The Safavid forces were reportedly heavily outnumbered by the army of Shaybani Khan, who was caught and killed trying to escape the battle. Shah Ismail had his body parts sent to various areas of the empire for display, while famously having his skull coated in gold and made into a jeweled drinking goblet.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6iQBAAAQBAJ&q=battle+of+marv+shaybanids&pg=PT97|title=Medieval Persia 1040-1797|isbn=9781317871392|access-date=1 January 2015|last1=Morgan|first1=David|date=19 September 2014}}
See also
References
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Sources
- {{cite encyclopedia | article = Esmāʿīl I Ṣafawī | last = Savory | first = Roger | author-link = Roger Savory | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/esmail-i-safawi | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 6 | pages = 628–636 | year = 1998 }}
- {{cite book | title = Iran under the Safavids | year = 2007 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | last = Savory | first = Roger | pages = 1–288 | isbn = 978-0521042512 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v4Yr4foWFFgC&q=false }}
{{Commons category|Battle of Marv}}
{{coord missing|Turkmenistan}}
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Category:Battles involving Safavid Iran