Siege of Samarkand (1501)

Siege of Samarkand Part of Campaigns of Babur Muhammad Shaybani Date 1501 Location Samarkand, Uzbekistan Result Uzbek victory Belligerents Babur Uzbeks Commanders and leaders Babur Muhammad Shaybani

Campaigns of Babur 1st Samarkand 2nd Samarkand 3rd Samarkand Sar-e-Pul 4th Samarkand Akhsi Kabul Masudi Hazaras 1st India Qalat-e Ghilji 1st Turkomen Hazaras 2nd Turkomen Hazaras Ghilji 1st Kandahar 2nd Kandahar Eastern Afghanistan 2nd India Mohmand Mughal Rebellion Ab Darrah Kul Malek Ghazdewan Bajaur Pharwala Milwat Punjab Panipat Sambhal Bayana Gwalior Khanwa Chanderi Ghaghra

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.

References

• Baburnama