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Siege of Cyropolis

Siege of Cyropolis was a siege conducted in 329 BC at Cyropolis, in what is now Tajikistan. It was part of the Wars of Alexander the Great, which ran from 336 BC to 323 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 15,000.

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Sogdiana
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Fought329 BC
WhereCyropolis, Tajikistan36.773N, 66.874E
OutcomeMacedonian victory
BelligerentsMacedonia; League of CorinthagainstSogdiana
Casualties and lossesLight–Moderateand8,000 killed
Part ofWars of Alexander the Great336 BC to 323 BC

Where it sits in the Wars of Alexander the Great

Battle of Thessaly, 336 BCSiege of Halicarnassus, 334 BCSiege of Miletus, 334 BCSiege of Termessos, 334 BCBattle of the Granicus, 334 BCBattle of Issus, 333 BCSiege of Tyre, 332 BCSiege of Gaza, 332 BCBattle of Gaugamela, 331 BCBattle of the Uxian Defile, 331 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain, 330 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BCBattle of Polytimetus, 329 BCBattle of Jaxartes, 329 BCBattle of Gabai, 328 BCSiege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BC336 BC327 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BC
16 placed engagements of the Wars of Alexander the Great in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date329 BC (year precision)
PlaceCyropolis, Tajikistan
36.773N, 66.874E
KindSiege, ancient
Territorial changeCyropolis captured by Macedon
Strength10,00015,000
Casualties and lossesLight–Moderate8,000 killed
Commanders
Siege of CyropolisSiege of CyropolisSiege of BalkhSiege of BalkhSiege of BactraBattle of AndkhudSiege of BalkhBattle of AndkhudBaghlanTermizAtamyratQurghonteppaSheberghanPol-e KhomriAybak100 km36.773N, 66.874E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 329 BC and 1447.

In the same war

Siege of Cyropolis is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Tajikistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509958, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cyropolis, revision 1370740524, 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.