jun 19, 1035 - Battle of Nasa

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Forced out of Fara-rud or Transoxiana in Latin in 1034 by the Kara-Khanids, the Seljuks settled in Chorasmia under the advocacy of the Ghaznavid governor Harun. His murder in 1035, forced them to flee through the Kara Kum Desert towards Merv, but they switched instead to Nasa on the edges of Khorasan. Hearing of this threat, Ghaznavid Shah Maziar I sent a large army to Nasa. Initially successful having driven off the Seljuk forces, the Ghaznavid army began squabbling over the spoils. The Seljuk, led by Chaghri, returned and fell upon the disorganized Ghaznavids and defeated them. In battle the Seljuks used the feigned flight tactic and managed to use a stimulated withdrawal to lure their enemy into a surprise attack.

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