Siege of Sarai (1395)
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| Siege of Sarai (1395) | |||||||
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| Part of Tokhtamysh–Timur war | |||||||
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| Golden Horde | Timurid Empire | ||||||
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| Tokhtamysh | Timur | ||||||
The siege of Sarai (1395) occurred during the winter season when the forces of Tamerlane, the leader of the Timurid Empire marched to the mouth of Volga, then continued to Sarai which sieged the city.[1][2][3] This is subjected as partially one of the four campaigns that Timur launched in the same year of 1395, others being the Astrakhan, Shirvan and Terek.
It concluded as a Timurid victory, leading to the conquest of Sarai and its integration into the Timurid Empire.