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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 Samarqand, 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.
The siege of Samarkand (1220) took place in 1220 A.D. after Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, had launched a multi-pronged invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire, ruled by Shah Muhammad II. The Mongols had laid siege to the border town of Otrar , but finding its defences obdurate, a large force commanded by Genghis and his youngest son ...
History of the city of Samarkand. Pages in category "History of Samarkand" ... Timeline of Samarkand; A. Afrasiyab (Samarkand) C.
In 1220 and 1221, Bukhara, Samarkand, Herat, Tus and Nishapur were razed, and the whole populations were slaughtered. 1220: Pursued by Mongol forces, Shah Muhammad II of Khwarezm dies on an island off the Caspian coast.
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The city was guarded by the Ark of Bukhara, a fortress established in the fifth century which served as a citadel; the farmlands were extensively irrigated using water from the River Zeravshan. [ 5 ] During the twelfth century, the city had been under the rule of the Qarakhanids , who had historically controlled many of the richest cities in ...
Meaning “green” or “verdant” in Persian, this historic Uzbekistan city of roughly 100,000 inhabitants is filled with incredible architecture.