External Links : Links related to Persian / Iranian Military History For links on general military history sources, go to History of Warfare Main Page List of Persian/Iranian Wars 1800-1999, from ACED Chronology, from League of Nations Photo Archive at Indiana Univ. List of Wars, from Wikipedia Iran, Iraq and Anatolia 945-1500, Iran 1500-1800, 1796-1925, 1919-1945, 1945-2000, from World History Encyclopedia, timeline Orders, Decorations and Medals of Iran, from ODM |
Printed Reference David Morgan, Medieval Persia 1040-1097, Longman 1988, KMLA Lib.Sign. 955.02 M847m Jeremiah Curtin, The Mongols. A History (1908) Da Capo 2003, pp.145-267, KMLA Lb.Sign. 950.2 C978m |
Wars affecting Iran 945-1258 |
934 945 979 983 ff. 990 999 1029 1035 1037 1040 1042 1051 1055 1062 1071 1141 1150 1194 1215 1219-1223 1237 1242-1243 1256-1258 |
Buyid Conquest of Shiraz Buyid conquest of Baghdad; Buyid Dynasty ruled western Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq Buyids took Mosul Buyid Dynasty Succession Struggles Uqaylid Arabs took Mosul from Buyids Ghaznavids took Khorasan from Samanids Rayy (near Tehran) fell to the Ghaznavids (previously Buyid) Seljuk Turks entered Khorasan Seljuk Turks took Nishapur Seljuk Turks defeated Ghaznavids in Battle of Dandanqan, annexed Khorasan Seljuk Turks conquered Rayy area from Ghaznavids Seljuk Turks conquered Isfahan area Seljuk Turks took Baghdad (hitherto Buyid) Seljuk Turks took Shiraz (hitherto Buyid) Seljujk victory over Byzantinians in Battle of Mantzikert Qara Qitai defeated Seljuks in Battle of Qatwan Ghurids destroyed Ghazna Seljuk Shah killed in battle against Khwarizm Shah Khwarizm Shah conquered Ghurid possessions in Afghanistan, eastern Iran First Mongol Raid of Iran Mongol conquest of Isfahan Mongol Raid of Anatolia: Seljuk Sultanate of Rum submitted Mongol Conquest of remainder of Iran, and of Iraq |
Wars affecting Persia / Iran 1258-1501 |
1258-1335 1260 1281 1282 1284 1291 1295 1295 1299-1303 1335 1381 1389 1393 1395 1398 1400-1402 1406-1407 1409 1414 1416 1419 1420-1434 1447 1449 1458 1460 1467 1469 1473 1501 |
Wars with the Khanate of the Blue (Golden) Horde Battle of Ain Jalut; Mongol defeat at the hands of the Mamluks Mamluks repelled Ilkhanid Invasion (Battle of Homs) Succession Conflict in the Ilkhanate llkhan Teguder (a Muslim convert) toppled in a rebellion Anti-Semitic riots in Iraq, Iran Rebellion ousted Khan Gaykhatu Rebellion ousted Khan Baidu Mamluks repelled Ilkhanid invasion Succession struggles resulted in fragmentation of Ilkhanate Sarbardar State in Eastern Iran, centered on Sabzavar, conquered by Tamerlane Tamerlane raided the Khanate of the Golden Horde Tamerlane conquered fragments of Ilkhanate Tamerlane raided the Khanate of the Golden Horde Tamerlane raided Northern India, sacked Delhi Tamerlane's war on the Ottoman Empire Shah Rukh, from his base in Herat, took Mazandaran Shah Rukh took Samarkand Shah Rukh took Fars Shah Rukh took Kerman Qara Qoyunlu invaded Persia Shah Rukh fought three campaigns against Qara Qoyunlu; temporarily took Azerbaijan Shah Rukh died; his Empire disintegrated, son Ulugh Beg attempting to establish his rule Ulugh Beg executed after a rebellion Qara Qoyunlu temporarily occupied Timurid capital of Herat Safavid campaign against Armenia, Georgia terminated by Shirwan Shah who defeated Safavids Aq Qoyunlu conquered Qara Qoyunlu Timurids failed to take Azerbijan from Aq Qoyunlu Aq Qoyunlu defeated by Ottomans Safavid victory over Aq Qoyunlu |
Wars of Safavid Persia, 1501-1736 |
1507 1507-1508 1507-1508 1510 1514 1524-1537 1526-1555 1545 1577-1590 1587 1591 1598 1602-1612 1616-1618 1622 1622 1623-1638 1638 1648 1709 1722 1722-1724 1722-1727 1726-1736 1730-1736 |
Portuguese capture of Hormuz Uzbeks conquered Herat, Khorasan Safavids conquered Diyarbakir, Baghdad, Iraq Safavids conquered Herat, Khorasan from Uzbeks Safavid defeat at hands of Ottomans in Battle of Chaldiran; loss of territory in E. Anatolia Repulsion of 5 Uzbek invasions into Khorasan Ottoman-Persian War; Baghdad conquered by Ottomans in 1534, Basra in 1546 Safavid conquest of Qandahar, from Mughal Empire Ottoman-Persian War; Ottoman conquest of Azerbaijan Rebels ousted Shah Muhammad Khudabanda, enthroned his son Abbas Qandahar lost to Mughal Empire Victory over Uzbeks; Herat regained Ottoman-Persian War, loss of Azerbaijan, Caucasus area to Persians Ottoman-Persian War Safavids took Hormuz from Portuguese Qandahar gained from Mughal Empire Ottoman-Persian War Qandahar lost to Mughal Empire Qandahar regained from Mughal Empire Qandahar lost to the Ghilzay Afghans Afghan conquest of Isfahan; Safavid Dynasty terminated Russian invasion Ottoman-Persian War; Ottoman occupation of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Shirvan Expulsion of the Afghans and reunification of Persia by Nadir Shah Ottoman-Persian War; Azerbaijan lost to Persia |
Wars of Zand, Afshar, Qajar Persia, 1736-1907 |
1736-1744 1738-1739 1740 1740es 1743-1747 1750es 1756 1766 1776-1779 1783 1795 1796 1796-1798 1797 1804-1813 1816 1821-1822 1826-1828 1836-1838 1856-1857 1863 1903 1907-1911 |
Persian Occupation of Oman Invasion of Afghanistan, Punjab, sack of Delhi Expedition against the Uzbeks Anti-Persian rebellions in Azerbaijan Ottoman-Persian War Wars between Azeri Khanates Bukhara seceded from Persian Empire Persian force conquered Fort Mosselstein on Kharg Island from the V.O.C. Ottoman-Persian War; temporary Persian occupation of Basra Persian invasion of Qatar Qajar army invaded Azerbaijan Russian Army invaded Azerbaijan; withdrew upon death of Catherine II. Qajars defeated, terminated Zand Dynasty in Iran, Afshar Dynasty in Khorasan Qajar army invaded Azerbaijan War with Russia Afghan-Persian War Ottoman-Persian War War with Russia War with Afghanistan Persian occupation of Herat, followed by a British invasion of southern Iran Herat lost to Afghanistan Anti-Baha'i Riots in Isfahan, Yazd Persian Revolution |
Wars of Persia/Iran 1907-1979 |
1908-1909 1909 1911 1914-1918 1920 1920-1922 1921 1924 1932 1941-1946 1945 1946 1953 1963 1969-1970 1971 1973-1975 1979 |
Persian Civil War Russian Occupation of Tabriz War with Russia; Russian temporary occupation of Tehran World War I; Russia supplied through Persia. Soviet occupation of Gilan, establishmnt of Soviet Republic of Gilan Separatist entities (Soviet Republic of Gilan 1921; Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Khorasan) suppressed Coup d'Etat Arab rebellion in Khuzistan Kurdish rebellion During World War II Anglo-Soviet occupation Revolt in Azerbaijan Brief Kurdish secession Coup d'Etat Anti-Reform Riots Clashes on Iraqi border Iran occupied islands n Persian Gulf, claimed by UAE Iran supported Sultan of Oman against Dhofar Rebels Islamic Revolution |
Wars of Iran since 1979 |
1980 1980-1988 1981-1982 1988 |
U.S. attempt to free U.S. embassy personnel held hostage in Tehran First Gulf War, following Iraqi invasion People's Mujahedeen terrorism against govt., countermeasures Iranian passenger plane shot down over Persian Gulf by U.S. warship |