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siege, early modern

Siege of Samarkand

Siege of Samarkand was a siege conducted in 1501 at Samarkand, in what is now Uzbekistan. The recorded result: Initial Mughal victory, Uzbek victory for second time.

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Shībānī lays siege to Samarqand. Shādī, Fatḥnāma, undated. ARB ms. 5369, ff.213r-214v
Shībānī lays siege to Samarqand. Shādī, Fatḥnāma, undated. ARB ms. 5369, ff.213r-214v. Medieval artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1501
WhereSamarkand, Uzbekistan39.654N, 66.960E
OutcomeInitial Mughal victory, Uzbek victory for second time
BelligerentsMughal EmpireagainstKhanate of Bukhara

Record

Date1501 (year precision)
PlaceSamarkand, Uzbekistan
39.654N, 66.960E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
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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 5 times between 1220 and 1868.

Elsewhere in 1501

Siege of Samarkand is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510370, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Samarkand (1501), revision 1370744967, 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.