Siege of Samarkand

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The sieges of Samarkand (1494-1496) were two failed sieges of Samarkand during the chaotic years of civil war that preceded the fall of the Timurid Empire in 1501.

1494 — 1496  WikimediaWikidata
siegeTimurid dynasty, 

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1494 — 1496 Siege of Samarkand
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1515 — 1521 Kazakh-Nogai War
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Babur meeting Sultan `Ali Mirza near Samarqand, painted circa 1589 (Baburnama)Babur meeting Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand, painted circa 1589 (Baburnama)
Meeting between Babur and Sultan `Ali Mirza near Samarqand, Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur) (MET, 67.266.3)Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand, Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur) (MET, 67.266.3)
Babur’s army skirmishing with Baisunghur’s army at Khan Yurti, near Samarkand (1496) (Bhawani)Babur’s army skirmishing with Baisunghur’s army at Khan Yurti, near Samarkand (1496) (Bhawani)
Sultan ‘Ali Mirza (detail) meeting with Babur near the Kohik water, to beleaguer Samarqand (1495-96). Baburnama of 1598Sultan ‘Ali Mirza (detail) meeting with Babur near the Kohik water, to beleaguer Samarqand (1495-96). Baburnama of 1598
Babur’s meeting with Sultan ‘Ali Mirza near the Kohik water, to beleaguer Samarqand (1495-96). Baburnama of 1598Babur’s meeting with Sultan ‘Ali Mirza near the Kohik water, to beleaguer Samarqand (1495-96). Baburnama of 1598
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict712Battle of Samarkandbattle, Second Turkic Khaganate, Umayyad Caliphate, Sogdian city-states, Ikhshids of SogdiaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1141Battle of Qatwanbattle, Kara-Khanid Khanate, Qara Khitai, Kakuyids, Seljuk EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1220Siege of SamarkandKhwarazmian Empire, siege, Mongol EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1494Siege of Samarkandsiege, Timurid dynastyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1497Siege of SamarkandTimurid dynasty, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1501Siege of SamarkandKhanate of Bukhara, Timurid dynasty, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1598Battle of Samarkandbattle, Khanate of Bukhara, Kazakh KhanateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1613Battle of Samarkandbattle, Khanate of Bukhara, Kazakh KhanateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1740Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afsharbattle, Khanate of Bukhara, Afsharid EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1868Siege of Samarkandbattle, siege, Russian Empire, Khanate of Kokand, Emirate of BukharaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1922Battle of SamarkandRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, battle, Basmachi movementWikidata
    eventwar1515Kazakh-Nogai WarwarWikidata
    commonsimageBabur meeting Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand, painted circa 1589 (Baburnama) Commons
    commonsimageMeeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand, Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur) (MET, 67.266.3) Commons
    commonsimageBabur’s army skirmishing with Baisunghur’s army at Khan Yurti, near Samarkand (1496) (Bhawani) Commons
    commonsimageSultan ‘Ali Mirza (detail) meeting with Babur near the Kohik water, to beleaguer Samarqand (1495-96). Baburnama of 1598 Commons
    commonsimageBabur’s meeting with Sultan ‘Ali Mirza near the Kohik water, to beleaguer Samarqand (1495-96). Baburnama of 1598 Commons