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Siege of Isfahan (1387)
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| Siege of Isfahan | |||||||
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| Part of Timurid Wars | |||||||
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:The_sacking_of_Isfahan._Scene_of_looting,_murder_and_pillage_in_which_molten_metal_is_poured_down_a_victim%27s_throat._A_miniature_painting_from_a_sixteenth_century_manuscript_of_the_Timurnama._Produced_in_Bukhara,_Iran,_mid_16th_century.jpg) The sacking of Isfahan. Scene of looting, murder and pillage in which molten metal is poured down a victim's throat. From a sixteenth century manuscript of Hatifi's Timurnama. Produced in Bukhara, mid-16th century | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Muzaffarids civilian defenders | Timurid Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Zain al-Abidin | Timur | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 70,000–200,000 civilians massacred[1][better source needed] | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Isfahan was a siege of the city of Isfahan by the army of Timur in 1387.
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