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Siege of the Sogdian Rock

Siege of the Sogdian Rock was a siege conducted in 327 BC at Sogdia, in what is now Tajikistan. It was part of the Wars of Alexander the Great, which ran from 336 BC to 323 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 300 against Unknown.

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Sogdiana
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Fought327 BC
WhereSogdia, Tajikistan40.400N, 69.400E
OutcomeMacedonian victory
BelligerentsMacedon; League of CorinthagainstSogdiana
Casualties and losses30andPresumably none
Part ofWars of Alexander the Great336 BC to 323 BC

Where it sits in the Wars of Alexander the Great

Battle of Thessaly, 336 BCSiege of Halicarnassus, 334 BCSiege of Miletus, 334 BCSiege of Termessos, 334 BCBattle of the Granicus, 334 BCBattle of Issus, 333 BCSiege of Tyre, 332 BCSiege of Gaza, 332 BCBattle of Gaugamela, 331 BCBattle of the Uxian Defile, 331 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain, 330 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BCBattle of Polytimetus, 329 BCBattle of Jaxartes, 329 BCBattle of Gabai, 328 BCSiege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BC336 BC327 BCSiege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BC
16 placed engagements of the Wars of Alexander the Great in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date327 BC (year precision)
PlaceSogdia, Tajikistan
40.400N, 69.400E
KindSiege, ancient
Territorial changeAlexander captures Sogdiana
Strength300Unknown
Casualties and losses30Presumably none
Commanders
  • Arimazes
Siege of the Sogdian RockSiege of the Sogdian RockBattle of JaxartesSiege of KhujandSiege of ShahrukhiyaSiege of ShahrukhiyaBattle of TashkentSiege of ShahrukhiyaSiege of ShahrukhiyaBattle of TashkentTashkentQoqonJizzaxAngrenUroteppaKonibodomIskandarUrgut100 km40.400N, 69.400E
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Siege of the Sogdian Rock is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Tajikistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1887690, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the Sogdian Rock, revision 1370746715, 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.