Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Chagatai Khan

Battles of Chagatai Khan

second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (1183–1242)

Chagatai Khan is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1219 and 1221: 1 battle and 3 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Uzbekistan (2), Kazakhstan (1), Pakistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,570 km apart end to end, 857 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran (4).

Otrar CatastropheSiege of SamarkandSiege of GurganjBattle of IndusOtrar CatastropheSiege of SamarkandSiege of GurganjBattle of IndusKabulTashkentMashhadPeshawarAlmatyDushanbeBishkekAshgabatKashgarShache500 km38.310N, 65.680E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1219: 1 engagements1220: 2 engagements2 in 12201221: 1 engagements12191221
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Otrar Catastrophe, 1219Siege of Samarkand, 1220Siege of Gurganj, 1220Battle of Indus, 122112191221
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
November 1219Otrar CatastropheOtrar, KazakhstanMongol victory
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan373 km SMongol victory
September 1220Siege of GurganjUrgench, Uzbekistan717 km NWMongol victory
24 November 1221Battle of IndusIndus River, Pakistan1,480 km SEMongol victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Enerelt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.