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Battle of Dandanaqan

Battle of Dandanaqan
05/23/1040 AD defeated

The army of Mas'ud was defeated by a much smaller army under Tughril, his brother Chaghri Beg, and the Kakuyid prince Faramurz. Mas'ud thus permanently lost control of all of western Khorasan.This victory marked the foundation of the Seljuk Empire, which was now rapidly expanding west.

Mas'ud, after having returned to Khorasan, expelled the Seljuks from Herat and Nishapur. He soon marched towards Merv to completely remove the Seljuk threat from Khorasan. His army included 50,000 men and 12 to 60 war elephants.

About 16,000 Seljuk soldiers engaged in battle against a large, but starving and demoralised Ghaznavid army in Dandanaqan and defeated them near the city of Merv.

Merv

Lattitude: 37.6627° N
Longitude: 62.1925° E
Region: Russia and Eastern Bloc