Battle of Jam

Battle of Jam
Part of Persian–Uzbek wars
DateSeptember 24, 1528
Location
Zurabad, Khorasan
36°44′09″N 57°20′33″E / 36.73583°N 57.34250°E / 36.73583; 57.34250
Result Safavid victory
Belligerents
Safavid Iran Khanate of Bukhara
Commanders and leaders
Tahmasp I
Bahram Mirza
Alqas Mirza		 Ubaidullah Khan (WIA)
Kuchkunji Khan (AWOL)
Strength
40.000 180,000 men
120,000 fighters
80.000-7,000 elite troops
Clergy of the Dervish
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy
Half of the army fled

The Battle of Jam (Persian: نبرد جام) was one of the first battles in the reign of Shah Tahmasp I and one of the first conflicts against the Uzbeks after the Battle of Merv.

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