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Siege of Merv

avr. 1221 · 37.66° N, 62.19° E

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avr. 1221
Type
Siège
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37.66° N, 62.19° E
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1221 Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia and Eastern Iran

Siege of Merv (1221)

Seizure and destruction of Merv by the Mongol army

The siege of Merv took place in April 1221, during the Mongol invasion of Khorasan. In 1219, Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire, invaded the Khwarazmian Empire ruled by Shah Muhammad II. While the Shah planned to defend his major cities individually and divided his army to station in several garrisons, the Mongols laid siege to one town after another deep into Khorasan, heart of the Khwarazmian Empire.

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