Battle of Dandanaqan
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The Battle of Dandanaqan (Persian: نبرد دندانقان) was fought in 1040 between the Seljuq Turkmens and the Ghaznavid Empire near the city of Merv (now in Turkmenistan).[5][6] The battle ended with a decisive Seljuq victory, which subsequently brought down the Ghaznavid domination in Greater Khorasan.[1]
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Part of the Seljuk-Ghaznavid Wars | |||||||
Artwork of the battle of Dandanaqan. Derived from the manuscript: Tārīkh-i Abū’l-Khair Khānī (History of Abū al-Khair Khan). Beruni Institute in Tashkent ms. no. 9989. Manuscript written in Samarqand, 1543. | |||||||
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Ghaznavid Empire | Seljuk Turks | ||||||
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16,000[lower-alpha 1]-50,000[3] 100[2]-300[3] war elephants | 16,000[4] | ||||||
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Unknown, likely heavy | Unknown |
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