battle, early modern

Battle of Samarkand

Name: Battle of Samarkand
Location: Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Battle of Samarkand was a battle fought in 1598 at Samarkand, in what is now Uzbekistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Samarkand. It was part of the Kazakh invasion of Northern Bukhara. The recorded result: Kazakh victory.

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Fought1598

WhereSamarkand, Uzbekistan39.655N, 66.976E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeKazakh victory

BelligerentsKazakh KhanateagainstKhanate of Bukhara

Part ofKazakh invasion of Northern Bukhara

Record

Date	1598 (year precision)
Place	Samarkand, Uzbekistan 39.655N, 66.976E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Commanders	Tauekel Khan

Placed at Samarkand; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Samarkand 1220, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1497, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1501, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1494, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1868, 1.4 km W

Elsewhere in 1598

Battle of Noryang South Korea
Battle of Stångebro Sweden
Siege of Ulsan South Korea
Battle of the Yellow Ford United Kingdom
Battle of Herat Afghanistan

Battle of Samarkand is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 41 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q130377162, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Samarkand (1598), revision 1370588183, 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.