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Siege of Khujand

Siege of Khujand was a siege conducted in 1220 at Khujand, in what is now Tajikistan. 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: 20,000 Mongol soldiers; 50,000 Prisoners against Unknown.

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Unfinished painting that depicts the Mongol siege of Khujand (modern-day Tajikistan) in 1220 AD. The Mongol archers sheltered behind movable wooden walls, attack the local soldiers massed behind the r
Unfinished painting that depicts the Mongol siege of Khujand (modern-day Tajikistan) in 1220 AD. The Mongol archers sheltered behind movable wooden walls, attack the local soldiers massed behind the r. Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1220
WhereKhujand, Tajikistan40.279N, 69.632E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstKhwarazmian Empire
Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy
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 Khujand, 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

Date1220 (year precision)
PlaceKhujand, Tajikistan
40.279N, 69.632E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength20,000 Mongol soldiers; 50,000 PrisonersUnknown
Casualties and lossesLightHeavy
Commanders
  • Timur Malik
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Siege of Khujand is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Tajikistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136332981, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Khujand (1220), revision 1375237524, 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.