Battle of the Terek River

Battle of the Terek River
	Part of Tokhtamysh–Timur war
Date	April 15, 1395
Location	North Caucasus, Golden Horde
Result	decisive Timurid victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire	Golden Horde
Commanders and leaders
Timur	Tokhtamysh

The Battle of the Terek River was the second major battle of Tokhtamysh–Timur war. It took place at the Terek River, North Caucasus. Tokhtamysh cavalry attacked the right flank and the center of Timur's army. However, some Golden Horde emirs went over to Timur's side. This helped Timur defeat the left flank of Tokhtamysh's army and then the whole army itself. The victorious army of Timur pursued Tokhtamysh's, annihilating cities while staying on the Volga. The destroyed cities include Xacitarxan, Azaq, Majar, Sarai al-Jadid, Ukek.

References

^ "Timur Lang", Beatrice Manz, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol.X, Ed. P. J. Bearman, T. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs, (Brill, 2000), 511.

"Терек буендагы сугыш". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.

43°35′N 47°27′E / 43.583°N 47.450°E / 43.583; 47.450

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[1] "Timur Lang", Beatrice Manz, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol.X, Ed. P. J. Bearman, T. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs, (Brill, 2000), 511.

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