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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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 ...
Samarkand (/ ˈ s æ m ər k æ n d / SAM-ər-kand; Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, IPA: [samarˈqand,-ant]) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.
Timeline of Samarkand; A. Afrasiyab (Samarkand) C. Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar; Chorsu (Samarkand) G. ... Siege of Samarkand (1868) T. Timurid War of ...
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.
Russian troops taking Samarkand, June 8 1868, 1888, by Nikolay Karazin. In July 1867 a new Province of Turkestan was created and placed under General von Kaufmann with its headquarters at Tashkent. The Bokharan Amir did not fully control his subjects, there were random raids and rebellions, so Kaufmann decided to hasten matters by attacking ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan ... Siege of Samarkand (1868) Russian conquest of Bukhara; Khivan campaign of 1873;
Siege of Samarkand (1497), a siege of the city in May 1497 in which Babur successfully captured the city; Siege of Samarkand (1501), a siege of the city in 1501 in which Babur failed to capture the city; Siege of Samarkand (1868), a nine day siege in which a Russian garrison successfully repelled an attacking army of the Bukharan Emirate