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Siege of Bukhara (1220)

On the Mongol Empire map as “Bukhara”

Feb 1220 — Genghis crosses the Kyzylkum desert — “impossible” — and appears before Bukhara from the wrong direction. In the great mosque he tells the notables: “I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”

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Battle site
Chapter
Mongol invasion of Khwarazm (chapter 4 of Mongol Empire)
Atlas
The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
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Map showing Siege of Bukhara (1220), battle site in The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
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