Timur's First Conquest of Baghdad

1393 CE · Bağdat · military

Timur entered Baghdad on 29 August 1393; the Jalayirid sultan Ahmad abandoned the city and fled.

Baghdad and Iraq-i Arab came under Timurid influence. **Significance:** the beginning of Timur's great campaigns towards the west (Iraq and Syria).

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What was Timur's First Conquest of Baghdad?
Timur entered Baghdad on 29 August 1393; the Jalayirid sultan Ahmad abandoned the city and fled.
When did Timur's First Conquest of Baghdad happen?
1393 CE
Where did Timur's First Conquest of Baghdad take place?
Bağdat