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{{short description|Battle between the Safavid Iran and the Shaybanids}}
{{Infobox military conflict {{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Battle of Marv
| conflict = Battle of Merv
|partof=the ]
| partof = the ]
⚫ |image=]|caption=Fresco "Battle of Merv between ] and the Uzbek khan Muhammad Shaybani in 1510" in a ] palace in Isfahan..
| image = Fresco chehel sotoun 2.jpg
|date=2 December 1510<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=SAVORY |first=ROGER| title= ESMĀʿĪL I ṢAFAWĪ | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Iranica | accessdate=2011-01-23|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/esmail-i-safawi}}</ref>
| image_size = 300px
⚫ |place=], ]
⚫ | caption = A fresco "Battle of Merv between Shah ] and the Uzbek khan Muhammad Shaybani in 1510" in ] palace in Isfahan.
|result= Decisive ] victory.<ref>Savory, Roger, ''Iran Under the Safavids'', (Cambridge University Press, 1980), 35.</ref>
| date = 2 December 1510{{sfn|Savory|1998|pp=628–636}}
⚫ |territory= Safavid Persians regain control of ].
⚫ | place = ], ], ]
⚫ |combatant1=] ]
| result = ] victory{{sfn|Savory|2007|p=35}}
|combatant2=]
⚫ | territory = Safavids regain control of ].
|commander1=] ]
⚫ | combatant1 = ] ]
|commander2=] {{KIA}} ]
| combatant2 = ] ]
⚫ |strength1=17,000 <ref name="Ismail"> at '']''</ref>
| commander1 = ] ]
⚫ |strength2=28,000
| commander2 = ] ]{{KIA}}
|casualties1=few{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
⚫ | strength1 = 17,000<ref name="Ismail"> at '']''</ref>
|casualties2=10,000<ref>Savory, Roger, ''Iran Under the Safavids'', Cambridge University Press, 2008,ISBN 0-521-04251-8,page 36.</ref>
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| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = 10,000 killed{{sfn|Savory|2007|p=36}}
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{{Campaignbox Shaybani}} {{Campaignbox Shaybani}}
The '''Battle of ]''' (or Marv) occurred on 2 December 1510 and ended with a decisive victory for the ] over the ] invasion of ] . The result was ] regaining control of the Khorasan (north-eastern and east of present ], southern parts of present day ], and western and northern ]). The '''Battle of Merv''' (]: نبرد مرو) occurred on 2 December 1510 as a result of the ] invasion of the ] region of ]. It ended with ] annexation of the ] region.


==Background== ==War==
⚫ 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 ] ("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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
After the Shaybani ]s began to rise to power in ] around 1495, ] ] was waiting for a chance to annex the territory of the ] in ], which eventually occurred when the forces of the Uzbek Khan occupied the city and its environs in 1507. Shah Ismail started his campaign in ] in 1502, and had re-unified all of Iran by 1509. ], ]'s son and heir, sought asylum at Ismail's court and induced him to launch a campaign in the east.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}


==Battle== ==See also==
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Shah Ismail reached Khorasan with great speed; Shaybani Khan retreated to Merv castle to await reinforcement from Uzbek tribes.
⚫ *]
⚫ The Safavid Persian army then pretended to retreat, encouraging the Uzbeks to leave the castle in pursuit, only to be ambushed and destroyed by the ] ("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.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} The primary outcomes of the battle were renewed Safavid control of Khorasan and the conversion of many of the regions' inhabitants to Shah Ismail's favored religion, ].<ref name="Ismail" />


==References== ==References==
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==See also== == 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 }}
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* {{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 }}
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Battle between the Safavid Iran and the Shaybanids
Battle of Merv
Part of the Persian–Uzbek wars

A fresco "Battle of Merv between Shah Ismail I and the Uzbek khan Muhammad Shaybani in 1510" in Chehel Sotoun palace in Isfahan.
Date2 December 1510
LocationMerv, Khorasan, Turkmenistan
Result Safavid victory
Territorial
changes		 Safavids regain control of Khorasan.
Belligerents
Safavid Iran Khanate of Bukhara
Commanders and leaders
Shah Ismail I Badh ibn Dustak †
Strength
17,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 10,000 killed
Campaigns of Muhammad Shaybani

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.

War

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.

See also

References

  1. Savory 1998, pp. 628–636.
  2. Savory 2007, p. 35.
  3. Ismāʿīl I at Encyclopædia Britannica
  4. Savory 2007, p. 36.
  5. Morgan, David (19 September 2014). Medieval Persia 1040-1797. ISBN 9781317871392. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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