Durmish Khan was the son of Abdi Beg Shamlu, while his mother was a sister of shah Ismail I.
Mohammad Khan Ustajlu, who served as the governor of Diyarbakır, and Nur-Ali Khalifa, a commander who knew how the Ottomans fought, proposed that they should attack as quickly as possible.
"[1] A battle shortly ensured, which, however, resulted in an absolute disaster for the Safavids, who lost most of their troops and commanders.
[2] When Durmish Khan arrived to the city, he appointed Ahmad Sultan Afshar as the governor of several districts of the province.
In 1523/4, Herat was attacked a by a group of Uzbeks, which Durmish Khan managed to repel.