Atlas of Battles

war, 19 engagements

Battles of the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran

The atlas places 19 engagements of the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran (1219 to 1221): 3 battles and 16 sieges across 7 present-day countries, most in Afghanistan (6), Uzbekistan (4), Kazakhstan (3). The most widely documented: Siege of Bukhara (1220), Battle of Indus.

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Siege of KhujandSiege of of RaySiege of GurganjSiege of NishapurSiege of TaliqanSiege of HeratSiege of TermezSiege of UstunavandSack of BalkhSiege of MervSiege of JandSiege of BamyanSiege of GhazniIrghiz River skirmishOtrar CatastropheSiege of SamarkandSiege of Bukhara (1220)Battle of ParwanBattle of IndusIrghiz River skirmishOtrar CatastropheSiege of SamarkandSiege of Bukhara (1220)Battle of ParwanBattle of IndusTehranBaghdadTashkentMashhadBakuIsfahanPeshawarAlmatyYerevanTbilisi1000 km40.917N, 61.807E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1209: 1 engagements1219: 1 engagements1220: 6 engagements1221: 10 engagements10 in 12211222: 1 engagements12091222
19 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Irghiz River skirmish, 1209Otrar Catastrophe, 1219Siege of Samarkand, 1220Siege of Khujand, 1220Siege of of Ray, 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220), 1220Siege of Gurganj, 1220Siege of Nishapur, 1220Battle of Parwan, 1221Siege of Taliqan, 1221Siege of Herat, 1221Siege of Termez, 1221Siege of Ustunavand, 1221Sack of Balkh, 1221Siege of Merv, 1221Siege of Jand, 1221Siege of Bamyan, 1221Battle of Indus, 1221Siege of Ghazni, 122212091222
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1209Irghiz River skirmishIrgiz River, KazakhstanIndecisive
November 1219Otrar CatastropheOtrar, KazakhstanMongol victory
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, UzbekistanMongol victory
1220Siege of KhujandKhujand, TajikistanMongol victory
1220Siege of of RayRay, Iran
January 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220)Bukhara, UzbekistanMongol victory
September 1220Siege of GurganjUrgench, UzbekistanMongol victory
October 1220Siege of NishapurNishapur, IranMongol victory
1221Battle of ParwanAfghanistanKhwarazmian victory
1221Siege of TaliqanTaloqan, Afghanistan
1221Siege of HeratHerat, AfghanistanMongol victory
1221Siege of TermezUzbekistan
1221Siege of UstunavandIran
1221Sack of BalkhBalkh, Afghanistan
March 1221Siege of MervMerv, TurkmenistanMongol victory
1221Siege of JandKazakhstan
June 1221Siege of BamyanBamyan, AfghanistanMongol victory
24 November 1221Battle of IndusIndus River, PakistanMongol victory
1222Siege of GhazniGhazni, Afghanistan

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.