Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Samarkand: contested ground

The ground around Samarkand was fought over 5 times between 1220 and 1868: 5 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandSiege of SamarkandDushanbeBukharaTürkmenabatKhujandShahrisabzQarshiJizzaxNavoi200 km39.654N, 66.960E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Samarkand, 1220Siege of Samarkand, 1494Siege of Samarkand, 1497Siege of Samarkand, 1501Siege of Samarkand, 186812201868
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkandMongol invasions and conquests
1494Siege of SamarkandSamarkandTimurid Wars of Succession
April 1497Siege of SamarkandSamarkandTimurid Wars of Succession
1501Siege of SamarkandSamarkand
12 June 1868Siege of SamarkandSamarkandRussian conquest of Bukhara

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.