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Siege of Samarkand

Siege of Samarkand was a siege conducted on 12 June 1868 at Samarkand, in what is now Uzbekistan; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Russian conquest of Bukhara, which ran from 1842 to 1868. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 650–660; 2 cannons; 2 mortars; 4 Bukharan cannons against 25,000–65,000.

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By the Fortress Wall. "Let Them Enter" (1871) by Vasili Vereshchagin. Painting commemorating the capture of Samarkand (in present-day Uzbekistan) by Russian Imperial troops.
By the Fortress Wall. "Let Them Enter" (1871) by Vasili Vereshchagin. Painting commemorating the capture of Samarkand (in present-day Uzbekistan) by Russian Imperial troops.. Vasily Vereshchagin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 June 1868lasted 6 days
WhereSamarkand, Uzbekistan39.654N, 66.960E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstEmirate of Bukhara; Kokand Khanate; Uzbek tribes; Turkmen tribes
Casualties and losses49 killed; 172 woundedandHeavy
Part ofRussian conquest of Bukhara1842 to 1868

Where it sits in the Russian conquest of Bukhara

Siege of Ura-Tyube, 1866Siege of Samarkand, 1868Siege of Kitab, 187018661870Siege of Samarkand, 1868
3 placed engagements of the Russian conquest of Bukhara in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 June 1868
to 18 June 1868
PlaceSamarkand, Uzbekistan
39.654N, 66.960E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength650–660; 2 cannons; 2 mortars; 4 Bukharan cannons25,000–65,000
Casualties and losses49 killed; 172 woundedHeavy
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1220 and 1868.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1868

Siege of Samarkand is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 41 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60791909, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Samarkand (1868), revision 1382504665, 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.