Siege of Samarkand (1501)

Siege of Samarkand
Part of Campaigns of Babur

Muhammad Shaybani
Date1501
LocationSamarkand, Uzbekistan
Result Uzbek victory
Belligerents
Babur Uzbekistan Uzbeks
Commanders and leaders
Babur Muhammad Shaybani

The Siege of Samarkand was the third and last campaign against the city by both belligerents. Four years after its recapture by the forces of Babur, there was a rebellion that lost the King of Ferghana his kingdom and his capital. In 1501, Babur and his army felt ready to besiege the city again. However, his invasion attempt was beaten off by Shaybani, an Uzbek tribal chief whose conquests were known across Central Asia.

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