The 'Battle of the Kondurcha River' was the first major battle of the
Tokhtamysh-Timur War. It took place at the
Kondurcha River, in the
Bulgar Ulus of the
Golden Horde, in what today is
Samara Oblast in
Russia.
Tokhtamysh's cavalry tried to encircle
Timur's army from the flanks. However, the Central Asian army withstood the assault, after which its sudden frontal attack put the Horde troops to flight. However, many of the Golden Horde troops escaped to fight again at Terek.
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Tamerlane Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World, , Justin, Marozzi, HarperCollins, 2004,
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Tamburlaine the Conqueror, , Hilda, Hookham, Hodder and Stoughton, 1962,