What the records say
- When
- 1220
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.28° N, 69.63° E
- Description
- 1220 siege
Siege of Khujand (1220)
Mongol siege of Khujand
The Siege of Khujand was a siege by the Mongol army against the governor of the city of Khujand, Timur-Malik, during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire in 1220. This led to a Mongol victory and withdrawal of Timur-Malik who offered strong resistance before being forced to abandon the town. In which Timur-Malik fled to a small island in the Syr Darya.
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