The Battle of Sarakhs took place between the Seljuk Turks and the Ghaznavid state during which
Tughril Beg
Abu Talib Muhammad Tughril ibn Mika'il (), better known as Tughril (; also spelled Toghril / Tughrul), was a Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman"The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes
by the Turkomans at the battle of Mala ...
and
Chaghri Beg
Abu Suleiman Dawud Chaghri Beg ibn Mikail, widely known simply as Chaghri Beg (, 989–1060), ''Da'ud b. Mika'il b. Saljuq'', also spelled Chaghri, was the co-ruler of the early Seljuk Empire. The name ''Chaghri'' is Turkic (Çağrı in modern Tu ...
inflicted a major defeat against the Ghaznavids.
[Demirci, Mustafa, and Sinan Saçar]
"Selçukluların Nîşâbur’a girişi ve Gazneli bürokrasisinin tepkisi."
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The Islamic world in ascendancy : from the Arab conquests to the siege of Vienna.
nbsp;United Kingdom: Praeger, 2000.
When the Ghaznavid sultan
Mahmhud returned from India he blamed his general Subashi for events that had occurred during his absence.
He ordered Subashi to march against the Seljuks with his army and wage a battle against them.
Subashi marched against the Seljuks.
Once the Seljuks had heard of his advance they decided to confront the Ghaznavid army.
The two armies met in a day long fight at
Sarakhs
Sarakhs () is a city in the Central District (Sarakhs County), Central District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Sarakhs was once a stopping po ...
during which the Tughril Beg and Chaghri Beg inflicted a major defeat against the Ghaznavid general Subashi.
The Seljuks captured a large amount of booty and captives.
This victory gave the Seljuks complete control over Khorasan.
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Battles involving the Seljuk Empire
Battles involving the Ghaznavid Empire