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Siege of Dushanbe

Siege of Dushanbe was a siege conducted in 1922 at Dushanbe, in what is now Tajikistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dushanbe. It was part of Basmachi movement, which ran from 1916 to 1934. The recorded result: Dima\Batu/Haidi victory. Recorded strength: ~1,500 Basmachi rebels against 600.

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Fought1922
WhereDushanbe, Tajikistan38.573N, 68.786E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDima\Batu/Haidi victory
BelligerentsBasmachi MovementagainstRussian SFSR; Soviet Bukhara
Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy
Part ofBasmachi movement1916 to 1934

Where it sits in Basmachi movement

Siege of Khiva, 1919Battle of Dushanbe, 1921Battle of Yurchi, 1922Siege of Dushanbe, 1922Siege of Khiva, 1922Defense of Gʻijduvon, 1922Battle of Samarkand, 1922Battle of Cegan Hill, 1922Battle of Angren, 1923Siege of Khiva, 192419191924Siege of Dushanbe, 1922
10 placed engagements of Basmachi movement in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1922 (year precision)
PlaceDushanbe, Tajikistan
38.573N, 68.786E
KindSiege, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeDushanbe captured by Basmachi forces
Strength~1,500 Basmachi rebels600
Casualties and lossesLightHeavy
Commanders
Siege of DushanbeSiege of DushanbeSiege of KitabBattle of the DefileSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandSiege of KitabBattle of the DefileSiege of SamarkandKulobKuybyshevskiyQurghonteppaDenowUrgutLeninobod100 km38.573N, 68.786E
Placed at Dushanbe; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Dushanbe is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Tajikistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q130377092, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dushanbe, revision 1377318165, 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.