Battle of Nakhchivan (1406)
| Battle of Nakhchivan | |||||||
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| Part of Timurid Invasion of Azerbaijan | |||||||
Battle between the armies of Abu Bakr of Tabriz, son of Miranshah, and Qara Yusuf Qaraqoyunlu. Mirkhvand's Rawzat al-Safa (1599) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Qara Qoyunlu | Timurid Empire | ||||||
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Abu Nasr Qara Yusuf Ispend bin Yusuf | Abu Bakr ibn Miran Shah | ||||||
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The Battle of Nakhchivan was fought between Kara Koyunlu under their Bey, Qara Yusuf and the Timurid Empire under the leadership of Timur's grandson Abu Bakr ibn Miran Shah, for control of Azerbaijan on October 14, 1406. Qara Yusuf decisively defeated the Timurids in this battle and took over Tabriz, the capital of the region.