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Siege of Shahrukhiya

Siege of Shahrukhiya was a siege conducted in 1461 at Shahrukhiya, in what is now Uzbekistan. It was part of the Timurid Wars of Succession, which ran from 1405 to 1507. The recorded result: Decisive Timurids of Samarkand victory.

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Map of the Syr Darya Basin watershed, of the Syr Darya and Chu Rivers, in Central Asia. It runs in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, and drains into the endorheic Aral Sea.
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Fought1461
WhereShahrukhiya, Uzbekistan40.764N, 68.901E
OutcomeDecisive Timurids of Samarkand victory
BelligerentsTimurids of Shahrukhiya; Uzbek ConfederatesagainstTimurids of Samarkand
Part ofTimurid Wars of Succession1405 to 1507

Where it sits in the Timurid Wars of Succession

Siege of Balkh, 1447Battle of Damghan, 1447Battle of Nishapur, 1447Battle of Tarnab, 1448Siege of Herat, 1448Battle of Farhadgerd, 1449Battle of Sarakhs, 1459Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1461Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1462Siege of Samarkand, 1494Siege of Samarkand, 1497Battle of Akhsi, 150314471503Siege of Shahrukhiya, 1461
12 placed engagements of the Timurid Wars of Succession in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1461 (year precision)
PlaceShahrukhiya, Uzbekistan
40.764N, 68.901E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Abu Sa'id Mirza
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Siege of Shahrukhiya is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Shahrukhiya, revision 1370745196, 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.