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Siege of Ura-Tyube

Siege of Ura-Tyube was a siege conducted in 1866 at Istaravshan, in what is now Tajikistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Istaravshan. It was part of the Russian conquest of Bukhara, which ran from 1842 to 1868. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1866
WhereIstaravshan, Tajikistan39.911N, 69.006E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstUra-Tyube
Casualties and losses17 killed; 210 woundedand2,000 killed
Part ofRussian conquest of Bukhara1842 to 1868

Where it sits in the Russian conquest of Bukhara

Siege of Ura-Tyube, 1866Siege of Samarkand, 1868Siege of Kitab, 187018661870Siege of Ura-Tyube, 1866
3 placed engagements of the Russian conquest of Bukhara in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1866 (year precision)
to 1866
PlaceIstaravshan, Tajikistan
39.911N, 69.006E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength4,000Unknown
Casualties and losses17 killed; 210 wounded2,000 killed
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Placed at Istaravshan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Ura-Tyube is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Tajikistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113407997, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ura-Tyube, revision 1383742841, 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.