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Siege of Samarkand

1220 · 39.65° N, 66.96° E

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39.65° N, 66.96° E
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1220 seizure and destruction of Samarkand by Genghis Khan's Mongol army

Siege of Samarkand (1220)

Seizure and destruction of Samarkand by Genghis Khan's Mongol army

The siege of Samarkand took place in March 1220 after Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, had launched a multi-pronged invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire, ruled by Shah Muhammad II. The Mongols had laid siege to the border town of Otrar, but finding its defences obdurate, a large force commanded by Genghis and his youngest son Tolui detached from the vanguard and set off southwards, towards Transoxiana.

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