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Siege of Gurganj

Siege of Gurganj was a siege conducted in September 1220 at Urgench, in what is now Uzbekistan; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran, which ran from 1219 to 1221. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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The Mongols executing a Muslim Emir after the fall of Urgench.
The Mongols executing a Muslim Emir after the fall of Urgench.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtSeptember 1220ran into the following year
WhereUrgench, Uzbekistan42.320N, 59.180E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstKhwarazmian Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran1219 to 1221

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran

Irghiz River skirmish, 1209Otrar Catastrophe, 1219Siege of Samarkand, 1220Siege of Khujand, 1220Siege of of Ray, 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220), 1220Siege of Gurganj, 1220Siege of Nishapur, 1220Battle of Parwan, 1221Siege of Taliqan, 1221Siege of Herat, 1221Siege of Termez, 1221Siege of Ustunavand, 1221Sack of Balkh, 1221Siege of Merv, 1221Siege of Jand, 1221Siege of Bamyan, 1221Battle of Indus, 1221Siege of Ghazni, 122212091222Siege of Gurganj, 1220
19 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember 1220 (month precision)
to March 1221
PlaceUrgench, Uzbekistan
42.320N, 59.180E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
Siege of GurganjSiege of GurganjSiege of UrgenchSiege of GurganjSiege of KhivaSiege of KhivaNukusDaşoguzUrgentchQunghirotChimboy100 km42.320N, 59.180E
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 3 times between 1204 and 1379.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1220

Siege of Gurganj is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q111181659, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gurganj, revision 1370741675, 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.