Siege of Balkh (1447)
After the Battle of Nishapur and the peace treaty which gave the Chechektu valley to Ala al- Dawla Mirza, he placed in that out post a certain Mirza Saleh who was an enemy of Abdal- Latif Mirza.
Furthermore, Ala- ud- Daulah Mirza kept hostages, certain men of importance, who were in the entourage of Abdal- Latif Mirza against the treaty.
This forced Abdal- Latif Mirza's hand to take action which he did by attacking Mirza Saleh who then escaped to Herat.
On this Ala al- Dawla Mirza marched from Herat with his army and besieged Balkh in the winter of 1447 C.E. Abdal- Latif Mirza sent a letter to his father Ulugh Beg for reinforcements.
In response Ulugh Beg sent an envoy to Ala al- Dawla Mirza to admonish him and to let him know to address his grievances to Samarkand in the future rather than go to war.
Finally, realizing his mistake Ala al- Dawla Mirza agreed to move his army back to Herat.
Ulugh Beg
Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh , better known as Ulugh Beg  (22 March 1394 – 27 October 1449), was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician.
Ulugh Beg was notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics, such as trigonometry and spherical geometry, as well as his general interests in the arts and intellectual activities.
It is thought that he spoke five languages: Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Mongolian, and a small amount of Chinese.
During his rule (first as a governor, then outright)
the Timurid Empire achieved its cultural peak through Ulugh Beg's attention and patronage.
Samarkand was captured and given to Ulugh Beg by his father Shah Rukh.
He built the great Ulugh Beg Observatory in Samarkand between 1424 and 1429.
It was considered by scholars to have been one of the finest observatories in the Islamic world at the time and the largest in Central Asia.
Ulugh Beg was subsequently recognized as the most important observational astronomer from the 15th century by many scholars.
He also built the Ulugh Beg Madrasah (1417–1420) in Samarkand and Bukhara, transforming the cities into cultural centers of learning in Central Asia.
However, Ulugh Beg's scientific expertise was not matched by his skills in governance.
During his short reign, he failed to establish his power and authority.
As a result, other rulers, including his family, took advantage of his lack of control and he was subsequently overthrown and assassinated.
Abdal-Latif Mirza
Abdal-Latif Mirza (c. 1420 – 9 May 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian emperor Timur.
He was the third son of Ulugh Beg, Timurid ruler of Transoxiana (modern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and parts of Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan).
Abdul Latif Mirza
Abdul Latif Mirza was a Bangladesh Awami League politician.
He was the member of parliament from Sirajganj- 4 in 1996.
Revolt of Abdal-Latif Mirza
It is not clear what led Abdal- Latif Mirza to revolt against his father Ulugh Beg in 1449 C.E.
Many theories abound; one being that he was raised by Gawhar Shad in Herat and not by his father Ulugh Beg who was governor of Samarkand during the reign of Shah Rukh, therefore Abdal- Latif Mirza was not attached to his father.
Ulugh Beg on the other hand preferred his second son Abdal- Aziz Mirza to be his heir, whom he had raised himself and groomed to take over.
Another reason was that when the Baysonqor brothers invaded Khurasan, Ulugh Beg left his son Abdal- Latif Mirza, to deal with a difficult situation making it look as if it were his failures that led to the loss of Khurasan; this Abdal- Latif Mirza resented deeply.
And finally, during a revolt in Balkh in Spring of 1449 by a certain Miranshah, which was crushed by Abdal- Latif Mirza, was discovered a letter from Ulugh Beg to this Miranshah ordering him to instigate the revolt.
This story is not corroborated by any other source than Mirkhond but is given as a last excuse for all out war with his father.
The real reason of this revolt may never be fully understood but Abdal- Latif Mirza marched in haste towards Samarkand after abolishing the state taxes on trade through Balkh and taking over the river boats on Amu Darya.
Ulugh
Beg learning of this revolt immediately prepared his forces for battle and left his son Abdal- Aziz Mirza in charge of Samarkand and took with him many Amirs especially from Arghun tribe along with Abdallah Mirza.
For three months the two armies faced off on the Amu Darya with little progress but many skirmishes, almost always ending in favor of Abdal- Latif Mirza.
In one such skirmish Abdallah Mirza was captured and imprisoned.
Ulugh Beg was now facing troubles in his army and at home by the actions of his son Abdal- Aziz Mirza in Samarkand who was oppressing the families of Ulugh Beg's generals.
The generals were angry and there was a mutiny on his hands when he wrote a strong worded letter to his son Abdal- Aziz Mirza to cease and desist or face dire consequences of his actions.
The confrontation made little progress but finally a revolt in Bukhara and Samarkand turned Ulugh Beg's attention back to those cities.
It's not clear how or why the revolt of Bukhara and Samarkand took place but what is known is that Abdal- Aziz Mirza was a bad administrator and had irritated the military establishment some how.
The Arghuns were the chief men of this group in Samarkand and the Bukhara clergy( Naqshbandi Sufis) are known to be promoters of the revolt as well.
Nonetheless, they placed Abu Sa'id Mirza as their king in Samarkand and laid siege to the city.
Abdal- Aziz Mirza locked himself up in the fort and sent for his father.
Ulugh Beg could no longer remain on the Amu Darya and at great personal risk to himself, abandoned the field with his men and left for Samarkand.
Abdal- Latif Mirza relieved by this advantageous moment, did not follow his father or attack his rear; instead he took a cautious approach.
He first resupplied his forces and took Tirmiz and Shahrisabz after crossing the Amu Darya.
Ulugh Beg after dealing with the rebellion again marched against Abdal- Latif Mirza and the two armies met at Dimishq in September/ October 1449.
Abdal Latif Sultan (Afak Khan)
Abdal Latif Sultan( Afak Khan) was the ruler of Yarkand Khanate in modern northwest China( Xinjiang) between 1618 and 1630 years.
He was second son of Shudja ad- Din Ahmad Khan, who was only 13 when was set up on khanship, died in 1630 in the age of 25.
Contemporary Balkh historian Mahmud ibn Vali wrote in 1644 in his work" Bahr al- asrar"( was written in 7 parts during 1641- 44 in Balkh, each contained 4 chapters, second chapter of 7th part described rulers of Yarkand Khanate, or the country Kashgar and Uyghurstan as he called it, since Sultan Said Khan to Abdal Latif Sultan( Afak Khan), who ruled in 1618- 1630.
Battle of Nishapur (1447)
During the Second Timurid Succession Crisis,
The sons of Baysunghur; Ala al- Dawla Mirza and Abul- Qasim Babur Mirza had acted in cognizance and blocked Abdal- Latif Mirza's chances of uniting with his father Ulugh Beg. Abul- Qasim Babur Mirza had taken Mazandaran and Jurjan whereas Ala al- Dawla Mirza had taken Mashad thereby surrounding Abdal- Latif Mirza at Nishapur.
On April 20, 1447, Ala al- Dawla Mirza's army surprised and attacked the city of Nishapur.
Abdal- Latif Mirza was defeated and imprisoned whereas, Gawhar Shad and the Tarkhans were freed.
They then marched towards Sadabad, Nishapur where Ala al- Dawla Mirza met Gawhar Shad and together they marched with the army towards Herat.
At Herat, Abdal- Latif Mirza was kept in the fort of Iktiyar- al- Din.
The army of Khurasan now marched against Ulugh Beg towards Samarkand.
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Battle of Damghan (1447)
When Abdal- Latif Mirza reached Damghan, the prefect sealed the city and showed his opposition.
After a skirmish and siege, the prince took the city by force and gave it over to general plunder.
From Damghan, Abdal- Latif Mirza went to Bistam.
At this city he learned of the progress made by Abul- Qasim Babur Mirza who had taken Jurjan and Mazandaran and thereby cut- off Abdal- Latif Mirza's path north to Samarkand.
Abdul- Latif Mirza now had no choice but to move east arriving at Nishapur where he learned that Ala al- Dawla Mirza had taken Mashad.
He was now completely encircled, he had nowhere to go.
Finally he was attacked at Nishapur on 20 April 1447 by Ala al- Dawla Mirza's army and defeated.
Siege of Herat (1448)
Ulugh Beg and his son Abdal-Latif Mirza marched towards Herat in the spring of 1448 in order to take Khurasan from his nephew, Ala al-Dawla Mirza, who had escaped to Quchan after the defeat at the Battle of Tarnab.
They easily took the city except the Qila Ikhtiyar-al-Din and fort Neretu both of which offered stiff resistance.
At this point only the advance troops had reached Herat, which was unable to take the citadel or the Fort Neretu.
The Bakharz Tajik archers offered stiff resistance and beat back many assaults by the Timurids of Samarkand.
Eventually Ulugh Beg arrived 17 days after the siege had begun; after which all resistance crumbled before him in no time.
Abdal-Latif Mirza succeeded in capturing the citadel Qila Ikhtiyar-al-Din in which he was imprisoned after the debacle at Nishapur and now here he managed to take 4,000 Iranian toman in coins.
They followed up their victory by taking Mashhad.
Ulugh Beg was unable to pursue his nephews and instead decided to return to Herat leaving his son Abdal-Latif Mirza in charge at Mashad.

Question: Where was the place of death of Abdal-Latif Mirza's father?