Mud battle

The mud battle (Uzbek Loy Jangi) is a major battle that took place on May 22, 1365 between the allied forces of the emirs of Tamerlane and Hussein and the army of Khan Ilyas-Khoja on the banks of the Chirchik River (modern Uzbekistan ) ^[1] .

After the collapse of the Chagatai ulus , a war broke out between the rulers of Mogulistan and Maverannahr . One of the episodes of this confrontation was the Mud Battle. Having learned about the impending invasion of the Mongols by Ilyas-Khoja, the co-rulers of Samarkand, Hussein and Temir decided to make a step forward. Tamerlan set up his camp on the shore of Chirchik, halfway between Tashkent and Chinaz . His units (at least 17 koshuns) formed the left flank. His ally Hussein stood on the right. Ilyas Khoja stopped at Kanibadam . During the battle, torrential rain turned the battlefield into a clay mess, during the battle, even the horses got stuck in the mud. Historians attribute the defeat to the indecision of Hussein, who refused to support Tamerlane's offensive. About 10 thousand soldiers died in the battle. The remnants of Tamerlane’s army (15 koshes) retreated to Shakhrisabz , and the Mongols approached Samarkand , however, due to an epidemic, they were forced to return. The situation was seized by the Serbedars , who seized power in Samarkand.