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Siege of Kamarja

Siege of Kamarja was a siege conducted in AD 729 at Kamarjara, in what is now India. It was part of Türgesh. The recorded result: Umayyad victory; Arab garrison allowed to evacuate.

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Map of the region and principal localities of Transoxiana in the 8th century, . Geophysical map taken from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain, other wise self-made. Sources: Khalid Yahya Blankin
Map of the region and principal localities of Transoxiana in the 8th century, . Geophysical map taken from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain, other wise self-made. Sources: Khalid Yahya Blankin. Cplakidas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 729
WhereKamarjara, India39.953N, 66.379E
OutcomeUmayyad victory; Arab garrison allowed to evacuate
BelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateagainstTürgesh Khaganate; Allied Soghdian princes
Part ofTürgesh

Record

DateAD 729 (year precision)
PlaceKamarjara, India
39.953N, 66.379E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Suluk (Türgesh khagan)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 729

Siege of Kamarja is one of 158 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16851462, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kamarja, revision 1381546229, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.