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Siege of Samarkand (1220)

On the Mongol Empire map as “Samarkand”

Mar 1220 — The shah’s capital, garrisoned by 40,000, surrenders in days; the walls are pulled down, the craftsmen deported east by the thousand. The shah himself is already running west with Jebe and Subötai on his trail.

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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 Samarkand (1220), battle site in The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
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