siege, medieval

Siege of Gurganj

Name: Siege of Gurganj
Location: Köneürgenç, Turkmenistan

Siege of Gurganj was a siege conducted in 1204 at Köneürgenç, in what is now Turkmenistan. The recorded result: Khwarazmian victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against At least 30,000.

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Fought1204

WhereKöneürgenç, Turkmenistan42.326N, 59.152E

OutcomeKhwarazmian victory

BelligerentsKhwarazmian Empire; Kara-Khanid Khanate; Qara KhitaiagainstGhurid dynasty

Record

Date	1204 (year precision) to 1204
Place	Köneürgenç, Turkmenistan 42.326N, 59.152E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	40,000	At least 30,000
Commanders	Muhammad II of Khwarazm Terken Khatun (wife of Ala al-Din Tekish) Uthman ibn Ibrahim Taj ad-Din Bilge Khan	Muhammad of Ghor Husain ibn Kharmil

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 Urgench 1379, same recorded site
Siege of Gurganj 1220, 2.4 km E
Siege of Khiva 1924, 146 km SE
Battle of Geok Tepe 1879, 473 km S
Battle of Geok Tepe 1880, 474 km S

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1204 and 1379.

Elsewhere in 1204

Siege of Gurganj is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Turkmenistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140320993, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gurganj (1204), revision 1373324359, 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.