battle, medieval

Battle of Andkhud

Name: Battle of Andkhud
Location: Andkhoy, Afghanistan

Battle of Andkhud was a battle fought in 1204 at Andkhoy, in what is now Afghanistan. The recorded result: Khwarazmian victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 40,000.

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Fought1204

WhereAndkhoy, Afghanistan36.953N, 65.125E

OutcomeKhwarazmian victory

BelligerentsGhurid EmpireagainstKhwarazmian Empire; Qara Khitai; Kara-Khanid Khanate

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Record

Date	1204 (year precision)
Place	Andkhoy, Afghanistan 36.953N, 65.125E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Ghurids lost suzerainty of Khurasan to the Khwarezmian Empire
Strength	20,000	40,000
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Muhammad of Ghor Husain ibn Kharmil	Muhammad II of Khwarazm Uthman ibn Ibrahim

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Cyropolis 329 BC, 157 km E
Siege of Balkh 1370, 159 km E
Siege of Balkh 1447, 159 km E
Siege of Bactra 208 BC, 159 km E
Siege of Merv 1221, 271 km W

Elsewhere in 1204

Battle of Andkhud is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113993568, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Andkhud, revision 1375178660, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.