Atlas of Battles

country, 12 engagements

Battles in Tajikistan

12 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Tajikistan: 6 battles and 6 sieges between 329 BC and 1922. The wars with most engagements here: Wars of Alexander the Great (3), Basmachi movement (3), Muslim conquest of Transoxiana (1), Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran (1).

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Battle of the Stone BridgeSiege of Ura-TyubeBattle of DushanbeBattle of Cegan HillSiege of CyropolisBattle of JaxartesSiege of the Sogdian RockDay of ThirstSiege of KhujandSiege of KhujandBattles for DushanbeSiege of DushanbeSiege of CyropolisBattle of JaxartesSiege of the Sogdian RockDay of ThirstBattles for DushanbeSiege of DushanbeSamarkandAndijanBukharaTürkmenabatFargonaTermizKhorughShahrisabzOshQarshi200 km38.587N, 68.278E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

401 BC: 3 engagementsAD 700: 1 engagements1200: 1 engagements1300: 1 engagements1800: 2 engagements1900: 4 engagements4 in 1900401 BC1900
12 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 7 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
329 BCSiege of CyropolisCyropolisWars of Alexander the Great
October 329 BCBattle of JaxartesSyr DaryaWars of Alexander the Great
327 BCSiege of the Sogdian RockSogdiaWars of Alexander the Great
AD 724Day of ThirstKhujandMuslim conquest of Transoxiana
1220Siege of KhujandKhujandMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
1363Battle of the Stone BridgeKhatlon ProvinceTimurid conquests and invasions
1866Siege of KhujandKhujandRussian-Kokand War
1866Siege of Ura-TyubeIstaravshanRussian conquest of Bukhara
1921Battles for DushanbeDushanbeQ129254747
1921Battle of DushanbeDushanbeBasmachi movement
1922Siege of DushanbeDushanbeBasmachi movement
1922Battle of Cegan HillBasmachi movement

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.