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Siege of Urgench

Siege of Urgench was a siege conducted in 1379 at Köneürgenç, in what is now Turkmenistan. It was part of Timurid conquests and invasions, which ran from 1369 to 1426. The recorded result: Timurid victory.

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Timur's army, commanded by Umar Shaykh, attacks Urgench in 1379. Garrett Zafarnama, painted in 1480 "7-8. Garrett Zafar-Name, folios 115v-116r, ""Omar Shaykh b. Timur Commands the Attack on Urganch""
Timur's army, commanded by Umar Shaykh, attacks Urgench in 1379. Garrett Zafarnama, painted in 1480 "7-8. Garrett Zafar-Name, folios 115v-116r, ""Omar Shaykh b. Timur Commands the Attack on Urganch"" . circa 1480 artist, Herat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1379
WhereKöneürgenç, Turkmenistan42.326N, 59.152E
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid EmpireagainstSufi dynasty
Part ofTimurid conquests and invasions1369 to 1426

Where it sits in Timurid conquests and invasions

Battle of the Stone Bridge, 1363Battle of the Mire, 1365Siege of Balkh, 1370Siege of Urgench, 1379Siege of Herat, 1381Siege of Tbilisi, 1386Battle of Chapakchur, 1387Battle of Muş, 1387Siege of Isfahan, 1387Siege of Alinja, 1388Siege of Sirjan, 1393Battle of Qara-Derrah Pass, 1395Battle of Ushkudzhe, 1395Siege of Multan, 1398Siege of Bhatner, 1398Battle of Aleppo, 1400Siege of Damascus, 1400Siege of Baghdad, 1401Battle of Algami Canal, 1402Siege of Smyrna, 1402Siege of Birtvisi, 1403Battle of Nakhchivan, 1406Battle of Alashkert, 142113631421Siege of Urgench, 1379
23 placed engagements of Timurid conquests and invasions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1379 (year precision)
PlaceKöneürgenç, Turkmenistan
42.326N, 59.152E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
Siege of UrgenchSiege of UrgenchSiege of GurganjSiege of GurganjSiege of KhivaSiege of GurganjSiege of KhivaNukusDaşoguzUrgentchQunghirotChimboy100 km42.326N, 59.152E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1204 and 1379.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1379

Siege of Urgench is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Turkmenistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138863129, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Urgench, revision 1370746186, 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.