Battle of Jammu was a battle fought on 27 February 1399 near Satwari Plains in
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi Ri ...
. The Timurid Empire defeated the Kingdom of Jammu. There is a brief account in the official Timurid biography, the
''Zafarnama'', commissioned by Timur's grandson. Traditional accounts in Jammu differ from this considerably. It was some zamindar or rai who was forcibly converted to Islam, and not the King of Jammu. That is why the Rakwal, Chandel and Chauhan Rajput dynasties did not hesitate to marry their daughters to Mal Dev's successor. Ganesh Dass records another tradition.
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Battle of the Kondurcha River
The Battle of the Kondurcha River was the first major battle of the Tokhtamysh–Timur war. It took place at the Kondurcha River, in the Bulgar Ulus of the Golden Horde, in what today is Samara Oblast in Russia. Tokhtamysh's cavalry tried to e ...
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Siege of Damascus (1400)
The siege of Damascus (also known as the Sack of Damascus and the Capture of Damascus) was a major event in 1400 during the war between the Timurid Empire and Mamluk Egypt.
Background
Timur was one of the most powerful Central Asian rulers sinc ...
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Battle of Tarian
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Battle of Dewair (1606)
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Battle of Ankara
The Battle of Ankara or Angora was fought on 20 July 1402 at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to the ...
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Jammu and Kashmir
Battles involving the Timurid Empire
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi Ri ...