Capture of Herat (1458)
| Capture of Herat (1458) | |||||||||
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| Part of Qara Qoyunlu–Timurid War (1452–1459) | |||||||||
Maximum extent of Qara Qoyunlu territory ( ) in 1458 under Jahan Shah, including the eastern city of Herat | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Qara Qoyunlu | Timurid Empire | ||||||||
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Jahan Shah Pir Budaq | Abu Sa'id Mirza | ||||||||
The Capture of Herat (Persian: فتح هرات) refers to the Qara Qoyunlu capture of the Timurid Empire capital city of Herat for several months, from June to December 1458.