Siege of Balkh (1370) explained

Conflict:	Siege of Balkh
Place:	Balkh
Date:	1370
Combatant1:	Timur of Timurid Empire
Combatant2:	Amir Husayn of Chagatai Khanate
Result:	Timurid victory
Strength1:	Unknown
Strength2:	Unknown
Partof:	the Timurid conquests and invasions

The siege of Balkh was a key success in Timur's rise to power and established him as the ruler of the western Chagatai Khanate in Transoxiana.

References

The Timurid Dynasty
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