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Siege of Khiva

Siege of Khiva was a siege conducted on 19 January 1924 at Khiva, in what is now Uzbekistan; it lasted 5 days. It was part of Basmachi movement, which ran from 1916 to 1934. The recorded result: Red Army victory. Recorded strength: Garrison : 800; Relief force : 393 against 1,500-15,000.

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Fought19 January 1924lasted 5 days
WhereKhiva, Uzbekistan41.378N, 60.364E
OutcomeRed Army victory
BelligerentsKhorezm People's Soviet Republic; Russian SFSRagainstBasmachi movement
Casualties and lossesGarrison : 200; Relief force : unknownand300 dead
Part ofBasmachi movement1916 to 1934

Where it sits in Basmachi movement

Siege of Khiva, 1919Battle of Dushanbe, 1921Battle of Yurchi, 1922Siege of Dushanbe, 1922Siege of Khiva, 1922Defense of Gʻijduvon, 1922Battle of Samarkand, 1922Battle of Cegan Hill, 1922Battle of Angren, 1923Siege of Khiva, 192419191924Siege of Khiva, 1924
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Record

Date19 January 1924
to 24 January 1924
PlaceKhiva, Uzbekistan
41.378N, 60.364E
KindSiege, interwar and Second World War
StrengthGarrison : 800; Relief force : 3931,500-15,000
Casualties and lossesGarrison : 200; Relief force : unknown300 dead
Commanders
  • Semyon Pugachov
  • Junaid Khan (Basmachi leader)
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Siege of Khiva is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 41 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19910623, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Khiva (1924), revision 1370742444, 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.