Siege of Samarkand (1501)

For other uses, see Siege of Samarkand (disambiguation).

Siege of Samarkand
Part of Campaigns of Babur
Muhammad Shaybani
Date 1501 Location Samarkand, Uzbekistan Result Initial Mughal victory, Uzbek victory for second time
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Khanate of Bukhara
Commanders and leaders
Babur	Muhammad Shaybani

The siege of Samarkand was the third and last campaign against the city between Mughal and Uzbeks. Four years after its recapture by the forces of Babur, he lost his kingdom and capital following a rebellion. In 1501, Babur and his army besieged the city again. However, his invasion attempt was beaten off by Shaybani, an Uzbek tribal chief whose conquests were known across Central Asia.

References

• Baburnama