Atlas of Battles

country, 40 engagements

Battles in Uzbekistan

40 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Uzbekistan: 26 battles and 14 sieges between 329 BC and 1924. The wars with most engagements here: Basmachi movement (7), Timurid Wars of Succession (5), Muslim conquest of Transoxiana (4), Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran (4).

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Battle of PolytimetusBattle of GabaiBattle of BukharaBattle of SamarkandBattle of DabusiyyaBattle of the MireSiege of ShahrukhiyaSiege of ShahrukhiyaBattle of the Chirciq RiverSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandBattle of Sar-e-PulBattle of AkhsiBattle of GhazdewanBattle of TashkentBattle of SamarkandBattle of TashkentBattle of SamarkandCapture of Samarkand by Nader Shah AfsharBattle of TashkentSiege of SamarkandSiege of KitabSiege of KhivaBattle of YurchiSiege of KhivaDefense of GʻijduvonBattle of SamarkandBattle of AngrenSiege of KhivaBattle of Gol-ZarriunBattle of BaykandBattle of the DefileBattle of QatwanSiege of SamarkandSiege of Bukhara (1220)Siege of GurganjKhiva campaign (1873)Battle of Gol-ZarriunBattle of BaykandBattle of the DefileBattle of QatwanSiege of Bukhara (1220)Khiva campaign (1873)TashkentDushanbeShymkentTürkmenabatNukusKhujandDaşoguzShahrisabzQarshiJizzax200 km40.386N, 64.870E
40 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

401 BC: 2 engagementsAD 500: 1 engagementsAD 700: 4 engagements1000: 1 engagements1100: 1 engagements1200: 5 engagements1300: 1 engagements1400: 5 engagements1500: 6 engagements1600: 2 engagements1700: 1 engagements1800: 4 engagements1900: 7 engagements7 in 1900401 BC1900
40 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 8 with pages

Contested ground 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
329 BCBattle of PolytimetusWars of Alexander the Great
328 BCBattle of GabaiBukharaWars of Alexander the Great
AD 560Battle of Gol-ZarriunBukharaHephthalite–Sasanian Wars
AD 709Battle of BukharaBukharaMuslim conquest of Transoxiana
AD 712Battle of SamarkandSamarkandMuslim conquest of Transoxiana
AD 729Battle of BaykandPaikendMuslim conquest of Transoxiana
July AD 731Battle of the DefileMuslim conquest of Transoxiana
1032Battle of Dabusiyya
9 September 1141Battle of QatwanSamarkand
1210Battle of Ilamish Steppe
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkandMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
January 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220)BukharaMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
September 1220Siege of GurganjUrgenchMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
1221Siege of TermezMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
1365Battle of the MireTimurid conquests and invasions
1461Siege of ShahrukhiyaShahrukhiyaTimurid Wars of Succession
1462Siege of ShahrukhiyaShahrukhiyaTimurid Wars of Succession
1488Battle of the Chirciq River
1494Siege of SamarkandSamarkandTimurid Wars of Succession
April 1497Siege of SamarkandSamarkandTimurid Wars of Succession
1501Siege of SamarkandSamarkand
1501Battle of Sar-e-Pul
1503Battle of AkhsiTimurid Wars of Succession
1512Battle of GhazdewanPersian–Uzbek wars
1586Battle of Tashkent
1598Battle of SamarkandSamarkandQ130250730
1603Battle of Tashkent
1613Battle of SamarkandSamarkand
1740Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah AfsharSamarkandQ18378963
9 May 1865Battle of Tashkent
12 June 1868Siege of SamarkandSamarkandRussian conquest of Bukhara
13 August 1870Siege of KitabKitabRussian conquest of Bukhara
1873Khiva campaign (1873)Russian colonisation of Central Asia
1919Siege of KhivaKhivaBasmachi movement
1922Battle of YurchiYurchiBasmachi movement
1922Siege of KhivaKhivaBasmachi movement
1922Defense of GʻijduvonBasmachi movement
1922Battle of SamarkandSamarkandBasmachi movement
1923Battle of AngrenBasmachi movement
19 January 1924Siege of KhivaKhivaBasmachi movement

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