Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Balkh: contested ground

The ground around Balkh was fought over 4 times between 329 BC and 1447: 4 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CyropolisSiege of BactraSiege of BalkhSiege of BalkhSiege of BalkhBaghlanTermizKondozMeymanehKulobAndkhvoyAtamyratKuybyshevskiy200 km36.762N, 66.893E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Cyropolis, 329 BCSiege of Bactra, 208 BCSiege of Balkh, 1370Siege of Balkh, 1447329 BC1447
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
329 BCSiege of CyropolisCyropolisWars of Alexander the Great
208 BCSiege of BactraBactresSeleucid–Parthian Wars
1370Siege of BalkhBalkhTimurid conquests and invasions
1447Siege of BalkhBalkhTimurid Wars of Succession

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.