Safavid–Uzbek conflicts

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The Safavid–Uzbek conflicts were a series of protracted military struggles between the Persian Safavid Empire and various Uzbek dynasties over control of Khorasan and other strategic regions in Central Asia during the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Safavid–Uzbek conflicts canonical 2
Safavid reconquest of Herat 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war
affectedCity Herat
Mashhad
affectedRegion Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan

Khwarazm
linked to: Khwarezm
conflictBetween Janid dynasty
Safavid Empire
Shaybanid dynasty
Uzbek dynasties
endTime late 17th century
hasCause control of trade routes in Central Asia
religious rivalry between Shia Safavids and Sunni Uzbeks
territorial disputes over Khorasan
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
impact influenced trade and pilgrimage routes between Iran and Central Asia
shaped the northeastern frontiers of the Safavid state
involvedRuler Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I

Abdullah Khan II
Ismail I
Muhammad Shaybani
Tahmasp I
linked to: Shah Tahmasp I

Ubaydullah Khan
involvesReligion Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
locatedIn Central Asia
Khorasan
Transoxiana
northeastern Iran
mainBelligerent Janid dynasty
Safavid Empire
Shaybanid dynasty
opposedBy Qizilbash forces
linked to: Qizilbash cavalry
partOf Persian–Central Asian wars
relatedTo Ottoman–Safavid wars
Safavid–Mughal relations
religiousAspect Sunni–Shia conflict
linked to: Islamic civil wars
result Safavid consolidation of Khorasan at various periods
decline of Uzbek influence in parts of Khorasan
fluctuating frontier between Iran and Central Asia
significantEvent Battle of Jam (1528)
Battle of Merv (1510)
Safavid reconquest of Herat
Uzbek raids into Khorasan
startTime early 16th century
usedMilitaryUnit Qizilbash cavalry
Uzbek nomadic cavalry

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Janid dynasty conflict Safavid–Uzbek conflicts
Safavid–Uzbek conflicts significantEvent Safavid reconquest of Herat
linked to: Safavid–Uzbek conflicts
Battle against Shah Ismail I at Merv partOf Safavid–Uzbek conflicts