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1210 - Ala ad-Din Muhammad II, Shah of the Khwarezmian Empire takes Samarkand. [6] 1212 - Supported by Uthman Ulugh Sultan, its last Kara-Khanid ruler, the city of Samarkand revolted, killing 8,000-10,000 Khwarezmians living there. Muhammad, in retaliation, sacked the city and executed 10,000 citizens of Samarkand, including Uthman. [10]
Ancient city walls of Samarkand, 4th century BC Alexander the Great Slaying Cleitus in Samarkand, by Daniël de Blieck. Ferens Art Gallery, Hull. Alexander the Great conquered Samarkand in 329 BC. The city was known as Maracanda (Μαράκανδα) by the Greeks. [17] Written sources offer small clues as to the subsequent system of government.
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All city names are Ptolemy's, throughout all his works. Most of the names are included in Geographia. Some of the cities provided by Ptolemy either: no longer exist today or have moved to different locations. Nevertheless, Ptolemy has provided an important historical reference for researchers. (This list has been alphabetized.) Africa
Afrasiyab (Uzbek: Afrosiyob),(Persian: افراسياب afrāsiyāb) is an ancient site in Northern Samarkand, present day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century (see Siege of Samarkand (1220)). [1] The oldest layers date from the middle of the first millennium BC. [1]
History of the city of Samarkand. Pages in category "History of Samarkand" ... Timeline of Samarkand; A. Afrasiyab (Samarkand) C.
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In 1996, the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexy II, during his visit to Uzbekistan, visited Samarkand, in particular the Khoja Doniyor mausoleum. Near the crypt there was a dried pistachio tree, which the patriarch decided to consecrate, and, according to an urban legend for tourists, after some time the tree came to life again.