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with the help of whom he defeated his enemies. Amir Ali Farsi and Amir Syed Asil were sent in pursuit of Ala al-Dawla Mirza and Ibrahim Mirza, who had fled to Mazniyan whereas Sultan Sanjar Mirza was captured and was executed.
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While leaving the territory, however, the Turkmens ravaged Khurasan and when Abu Sa'id Mirza arrived to take Herat the people were frightened. So in order to ease their fears, he sent back the major portion of his army towards
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could not tolerate this occupation. After Jahan Shah had taken Herat, he was in a tough position and unable to keep it due to pressures from within his kingdom of Kara Koyunlu plus the increasing threat from
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When Abu Sa'id Mirza received intelligence of this advance, he set out to meet this threat head on despite being numerically outnumbered and sent for reinforcements.
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and Sarakhs. Battle lines were drawn and a pitched battle ensued. Reinforcements arrived for Abu Sa'id Mirza at the right time under
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The battle of Sarakhs was fought when the vanguard of Ala al-Dawla Mirza, Ibrahim Mirza and Sultan Sanjar Mirza appeared between
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Ibrahim Mirza died in 1460 and Ala al-Dawla Mirza died in 1461, ending all opposition to a sole Timurid ruler in Transoxiana.
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were returned to the Timurids and Abu Sa'id Mirza returned and took Herat a second time on December 22, 1458.
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and the confederacy of his rivals to Central Asian throne, the Timurids of
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invaded & took the city on June 28, 1458, which was then occupied by
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Khurasan Province in Iran where the battle took place
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Timurid Civil Wars

Sarakhs
Khurasan
Iran
Timurids
Samarkand
Timurids
Khurasan
Timurids
Merv
Timurids
Samarkand
Ala al-Dawla Mirza
Ibrahim Mirza bin Ala-ud-Daulah
Sultan Sanjar Mirza
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Abu Sa'id Mirza

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